The World Health Organization has sharply reduced suspected Ebola cases in Central Africa from 906 to 116 after further testing. The revision matters because it provides a clearer picture of the outbreak’s scale. Health authorities, affected communities, and neighbouring countries remain closely impacted. The WHO said 116 suspected cases were recorded in the Democratic Republic […]
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WHO chief urges support for Ebola fight
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for increased funding and stronger community engagement to combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. During his visit to the country, he stressed the importance of supporting local response efforts. The appeal comes as health authorities work to contain the outbreak and prevent […]
Ebola deaths rise as WHO sounds alarm
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday that suspected deaths in the current Ebola outbreak have reached 220. He warned that delayed detection allowed the epidemic to spread rapidly beyond health responders’ control. The outbreak has raised urgent concerns across central Africa, particularly in neighbouring countries bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo. Tedros […]
200 environmental activists killed globally in 2021
Some 200 environmental and land defense activists were killed around the world in 2021, including some 54 in Mexico, which assumed the position of the deadliest country in the annual report by nongovernmental organization Global Witness. More than three-quarters of the killings took place in Latin America, where Colombia, Brazil and Nicaragua also logged double-digit […]
DR Congo’s Nyiragongo volcano erupts sparking panic
The Mount Nyiragongo volcano erupted on Saturday, spewing red fumes into the night sky over the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern city of Goma and sparking an exodus to neighbouring Rwanda. The military governor of North Kivu province, of which Goma is capital, “confirmed the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano … at around 7:00 pm”. […]
African nations gear up to polish image at Dubai Expo
DUBAI: African nations are attending this year’s Dubai Expo in force, hoping to project an image of a modern and ambitious continent and shed stereotypes of conflict and underdevelopment. The six-month mega-event, delayed by the Covid pandemic, is a milestone for the wealthy Gulf emirate. It has spent some $8.2 billion transforming a barren stretch […]
Ebola death toll in DRC passes 750: WHO
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed more than 750 people, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday, ahead of a key review on the severity of the epidemic. WHO’s latest toll for the outbreak declared in eastern DRC last August came as the agency’s International Health Regulations emergency committee […]