The Africa Week - 22/05/2026

This week: Alarm over the spread of Ebola in the eastern DRC as cases emerge in neighbouring Uganda. Shockwaves on Kenya's streets and petrol pumps from the war in the Middle East. South Africa invites private companies to revive its rail network. And are cluster bombs being used in northern Mali? References/further reading:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8p2g8yp8dohttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/18/four-reported-killed-30-injured-in-kenyan-fuel-price-protestshttps://www.semafor.com/article/05/15/2026/south-africas-rail-network-opens-to-11-private-firmshttps://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260520-mali-conflict-enters-dangerous-new-phase-with-banned-cluster-bombs-russiatopcastmedia.co.uk