Kenya Confirms Eighth Ebola Case Kenya’s Health Ministry has confirmed another Ebola infection, bringing the country’s total to eight as the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) continues to spread. Health Ministry Director-General Dr Patrick Amoth said the latest patient is a 49-year-old man who is not a healthcare worker and…
UK Threatens Visa Ban on Eritreans Over Deportation Dispute UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritrean nationals from entering the UK unless the East African country agrees to accept more of its citizens facing deportation, including foreign national offenders. Initial measures, which took effect, restrict Eritrean diplomats from travelling more than 60km…
Kenya Confirms Second Ebola Case Linked to First Patient Kenya has confirmed a second Ebola case, 10 days after a 40-year-old man died from the virus following travel from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) through Uganda. The new patient, a 39-year-old close relative of the first victim, was already in quarantine when he developed…
Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila to Lead New Rebel Coalition Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has been named leader of the newly formed Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), a rebel coalition seeking to remove President Félix Tshisekedi’s government. Launched in Goma, the movement brings together former leaders…
WHO Launches Five-Year Strategy to Detect Health Threats Faster The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new five-year strategy to help every country detect and understand emerging health threats within 24 hours of their appearance by 2030. The strategy builds on the work of the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, established in 2021…
139 Dead, 84 Missing After Migrant Boat Capsizes off Djibouti At least 139 migrants have died, and 84 remain missing after a boat carrying 305 people from Djibouti to Yemen capsized near Obock. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said about 82 people survived. Search and rescue operations continue. The agency described the incident as one of the…
Home Affairs Withdraws Asylum Directive After Soweto, Durban Unrest The Department of Home Affairs has withdrawn a directive on the intake of asylum applications following violent anti-immigration protests in Soweto and Durban, where at least 24 vehicles were torched and foreign-owned businesses were looted. The directive was introduced after a July Constitutional Court ruling that allowed…
10 Quarantined After Kenya’s First Ebola Case Kenya is facing its first confirmed Ebola case after a man who travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo died in a Nairobi hospital. Health officials have quarantined ten people who came into contact with him, while tracing 57 others who may have been exposed. Concern is…
Mali Army Retakes Kidal With Russian Support Mali’s army, backed by Russian paramilitary forces, has retaken the northern town of Kidal after Tuareg separatists announced a “strategic and controlled withdrawal” from the area. The Azawad Liberation Front said its forces withdrew without direct fighting, attributing the move to what it described as the disproportionate…
Nigeria Orders Probe into Tragic Ondo Military Plane Crash Nigerian authorities are investigating the crash of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft near a naval base in Igbokoda, Ondo State, which had 25 passengers and seven crew members on board. The aircraft was travelling from Benin to Lagos on a routine mission when it crashed into…
