US sanctions Tanzania police official for alleged torture of activists

Tanzania's Faustine Jackson Mafwele is accused of involvement in "gross violations of human rights".

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo not 'a pandemic emergency': WHO

The health agency said the risk of global spread of the Ebola virus in Congo and Uganda is high at national and regional levels, but low at the global level.

Africa's largest refinery accused of monopoly bid over Nigerian oil in court papers

The accusations by Nigeria's state oil firm are in response to a lawsuit by Dangote Petroleum Refinery seeking to invalidate import licences.