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Opinion: Ebola in Congo – incompetence, mistrust and greed

This Thursday marks a sad anniversary. One year ago, on August 1, 2018, the Ebola epidemic broke out in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). With...

Ebola outbreak: Rwanda reopens border with DR Congo

Rwanda has reopened its border with DR Congo after shutting it as part of efforts to prevent any spread of Ebola into its territory. The...

DR Congo: Ebola patient ‘escapes from treatment centre’

An Ebola patient under treatment in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reportedly escaped from the treatment centre. Local officials say the patient tested positive...

SURVIVORS: The Sierra Leonean film nominated for an Emmy

On September 24, 2019 Sierra Leonean filmmakers who produced the documentary Survivors will be hoping to win an Emmy Award. The Survivors was produced to...

Ebola crisis: Saudi Arabia bans pilgrims from DR Congo

The current Ebola outbreak has forced Saudi Arabia to suspend the granting of visas to pilgrims from the Democratic Republic of Congo. That means pilgrims...

Ebola victim may have entered Rwanda and Uganda

Officials of the World Health Organization have said that a fishmonger who died this week of Ebola may have carried the virus from Congo...

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo now a global health emergency

The World Health Organization (W.H.O) on Wednesday declared the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international...

DR Congo: Measles epidemic kills more than Ebola

The Democratic Republic of Congo government has now declared a measles epidemic as thousands are reported dead. The health ministry has revealed that it has...

DR Congo: Thousands flee violence complicating Ebola fight

Fighting the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo could be a complicated battle as thousands flee their homes. The...

No Ebola in Kenya after earlier scare

Kenya's Ministry of Health has allayed fears of many citizens by confirming that there is no Ebola in the country. Earlier on Monday officials were...

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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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