The African Tribune

A critical lifeline has reached the Hôpital Général de Référence d’Oicha in North Kivu: a fully equipped medical ambulance was officially handed over to the maternity and obstetrics department. The donation aims to facilitate rapid, cost-free transfers of emergency patients to appropriate care facilities in the region. Pregnant women with complications, survivors of sexual violence, critically injured war victims, and children in need of urgent medical attention stand to benefit most from this initiative. Previously, the absence of specialized transport turned patient transfers into dangerous, often fatal ordeals. This vital contribution aligns with the national initiative known as « zéro franc à la caisse », funded through the National Fund for Reparations of Victims of Sexual Violence ...

global health crisis: nurses demand payment amid ebola fight in dr Congoglobal health watchfriday, august 14, 2026 at 12:40 PM UTCAdd Yahoo as your preferred source to see our articles on Google.The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has urgently called on Congolese authorities to compensate and protect healthcare workers battling Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The plea comes as the country faces its 17th Ebola outbreak since May 15, with health systems stretched to their limits due to severe resource shortages."You cannot fight Ebola without paying those on the front lines," declared ICN CEO Howard Catton, representing over 140 national associations and 30 million nurses worldwide. He stressed that healthcare workers risk their lives daily to protect communities, yet ma...

After weeks of intense negotiations, Borussia Dortmund has definitively abandoned its pursuit of Said El Mala, a rising star from 1. FC Köln. The Bundesliga club had tabled a record-breaking transfer offer exceeding €50 million, only to see it rejected by the Rhinish side. With no further bids on the table, the deal is now off the table, leaving the young winger set to remain in Cologne for the foreseeable future. Dortmund pulls out of El Mala transfer saga The Dortmund hierarchy, led by sporting director Lars Ricken and board member Ole Book, presented their final proposal to Köln’s sporting director Thomas Kessler in recent days. Despite the financial package—estimated between €52 million and €53 million once performance bonuses were factored in—no agreement could be reached. The breakd...

The long-awaited trial in the Norbert Zongo murder case has been postponed once again in Burkina Faso, more than 27 years after the journalist and three companions were killed. An appeal filed by one of the defendants’ lawyers has stalled proceedings, despite a recent judicial decision to proceed to trial. Latest procedural twist adds years to the wait The prosecutor general of the Ouagadougou Court of Appeal confirmed that on July 31, 2026, defense lawyer Me Paul Kéré filed a pourvoi en cassation—a final appeal to the Supreme Court—against a July 30 ruling by the investigating chamber that had ordered three suspects to stand trial. The announcement came in an official statement released on August 13, 2026. According to the prosecutor general, the investigating chamber had previously uph...

The national highway linking Douala to Bafoussam and Bamenda—a critical economic corridor in Cameroon—has become a death trap. Once a smooth four-hour drive, the 250-kilometre route now resembles a warzone of craters and deep gullies, with rainfall accelerating its collapse. Heavy truck traffic, chronic underfunding, and worsening climate patterns have turned what was once a vital trade artery into a hazardous obstacle course. Drivers face treacherous detours, with some forced onto alternate roads that add hours and danger to journeys that should take minutes. Journeys of suffering and delay Passenger accounts reveal harrowing realities. Alice, a traveller on the Bafoussam–Douala route, described her 14-hour ordeal: « The main road is completely impassable in the Haut-Nkam region. We had...

Chad's president pardons opposition leader Succès Masra Chad’s head of state Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno has granted a presidential pardon to Succès Masra, the jailed leader of the opposition party Les Transformateurs and former interim prime minister. The decision, announced on August 14, 2026, could pave the way for Masra’s imminent release from prison, though his 20-year criminal sentence remains legally intact. Legal implications of the presidential pardon The pardon represents a significant development in the case of Succès Masra, whose legal troubles began after the violent clashes in Mandakao, Logone Occidental, in May 2025. The Supreme Court’s final ruling in May 2026 upheld his 20-year prison sentence on charges including hate speech, xenophobia, and complicity in murder—alleg...