The Africa Week - 19/06/2026

This week: Cape Verde's new icon - born at the World Cup, will finally have his mom cheering him on. Experts warn that the Ebola outbreak in the DRC could be the worst ever. Bozize faces the music - but not in the CAR. And South Africa mourns one of the greatest ever jazz pianists. References/further reading: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cgjxlpxxp6wohttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/16/ebola-outbreak-in-dr-congo-could-become-worst-in-history-africa-cdc-warnshttps://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260616-former-car-leader-boziz%C3%A9-on-trial-over-crimes-against-humanityhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/18/niger-says-soldiers-civilians-killed-in-armed-attack-on-niamey-airporthttps://theconversation.com/abdullah-ibrahim-south-africas-master-pianist-who-was-still-touring-the-world-at-90-225026?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&utm_source=theconversation.comhttps://www.semafor.com/newsletter/06/17/2026/dr-congos-ebola-outbreak-could-be-the-worst-ever-senegal-opens-the-door-to-imf-talks-and-a-legendary-south-african-jazz-pianist-diestopcastmedia.co.uk