More than 2,000 people have reached Djibouti, according to the International Organization for Migration, after the Houthis' capture of a key port city and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in recent days alarmed Yemeni civilians, who fear a return to devastating civil war.

The DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak has passed 7,000 cases, Congolese authorities said on Saturday, including close to 3,400 deaths. But the government also said that the spread of the disease may have peaked.

More than 70,000 people crossed into Ceuta on July 30 and 31 in an unprecedented and deadly rush, although most returned to Morocco within hours.

Shares in Africa’s largest oil refinery went on sale on Monday with the initial public offering of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals. Owner Aliko Dangote, the continent's richest man, says it's a chance for ordinary Africans to buy in.

At a meeting in Abidjan on Sunday, the presidents of Guinea and Ivory Coast pledged to work towards diversifying and strengthening ties particularly in the economic, trade, political, security, and training sectors.

A 44-year-old senator, Edwin Sifuna, has emerged as a rising challenger to Kenya's President William Ruto ahead of next year's election as he channels anger over political violence and corruption.

Sudan is grappling with a severe public health crisis as multiple infectious diseases spread across several regions amid ongoing armed conflict and a weakened medical system. The country's healthcare system has been devastated by more than three years of armed conflict.

A large-scale attack on a central army base in Mali last week killed at least 50 soldiers and five Russian Africa Corps paramilitaries, security and local sources told AFP Monday.

From Nigeria’s landmark refinery share offering to mourning in the Democratic Republic of Congo and efforts to improve inclusion in Côte d’Ivoire, here are the main stories from Africa.