Thousands welcome home Cape Verde footballers after stunning World Cup run

"Cape Verde's World Cup run has delivered something rarer than goals — a mass moment of national cohesion for an archipelago whose diaspora outnumbers its resident population."

Farewell Cape Verde - the underdogs the World Cup will never forget

"Cape Verde's run at this World Cup was not a fairytale footnote, it was a structural argument that CONCACAF and CAF's smaller football economies can compete at the elite tier when federation investment and diaspora pipelines align."

Ebola treatments trial begins in the Democratic Republic of Congo

"According to WHO data, there have been 1,406 confirmed cases of the disease in DRC, with 301 suspected cases and 438 deaths."

Meet the DR Congo Goalkeeper Who Nearly Stopped England at the 2026 World Cup

"Lionnel Mpasi emerged as a breakout star at the 2026 FIFA World Cup following his defensive performance for DR Congo against England in the Round of 32. The 31-year-old Le Havre goalkeeper anchored the Leopards' historic run to the tournament's knockout stage. "

Ramaphosa heads to Kinshasa as Africa rallies behind DRC’s Ebola fight

"South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Kinshasa on Thursday for a high-level African Union solidarity mission aimed at reinforcing continental support for the Democratic Republic of the Congo's response to its latest Ebola outbreak...."

WHO says 120 dead in Sudan's latest cholera outbreak

"The UN health body says another 1,102 suspected cases have been reported since May in isolated war zones across the country."