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DR Congo: New Ebola epidemic declared amid Covid-19

The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday declared a new Ebola epidemic in the western city of Mbandaka. Just east of the Mbandaka officials are...

DR Congo records second death from Ebola infection in days

The World Health Organization has confirmed a second death from the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo just couple of days...

DR Congo’s hope of declaring ‘end to Ebola’ dashed with new case

Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are just two days away from declaring the outbreak of Ebola in that country over. But that declaration...

Covid-19: Letter from Liberia’s ex-president who led the Ebola fight

Dear fellow citizens of the world, On 19 October 2014, at the height of the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa, when 2,000 of my...

Ex-DR Congo health minister jailed for stealing ‘Ebola cash’

A former health minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed for five years for stealing more than $400,000 of funds meant...

The last Ebola patient in DR Congo leaves treatment centre

Health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday were in joyous mood after the last Ebola patient in the country was discharged...

DR Congo, Burundi, Ghana, Zambia to distribute Ebola vaccine

Four African countries namely the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Ghana and Zambia can now distribute Ebola vaccines. These countries have now been licensed to...

Ebola cash for sensitization gone missing in Uganda

Uganda’s Rukungiri District Health Officials (DHOs) are in trouble over their inability to account for about $490,000 meant for Ebola sensitization in the area. The...

WHO records first Ebola relapse in DR Congo outbreak

The World Health Organization said on Friday that health officials in eastern Congo have recorded the first ever relapse of an Ebola survivor. According to...

Rwanda launches Ebola vaccination campaign

Rwanda has started vaccinating citizens against the deadly Ebola virus in its first large-scale vaccination campaign against the disease. Health officials say over 200,000 people...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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