Uganda has intensified health screening and safety measures in the capital Kampala after confirming two new Ebola cases, both involving health workers. This brings the country’s total infections to seven since the outbreak was declared on 15 May.
Kampala Response
The infected health workers are being treated in a designated unit.
Contact tracing is underway, with authorities urging the public to report...
The military governor of Ituri province, Johnny Luboya Nkashama, has warned that the current Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo could descend into catastrophe without a rapid and coordinated response.
Governor’s Warning
Speaking to RFI, Nkashama likened the fight against Ebola to a “war” for which resources are lacking.
Communities are not receiving enough food.
Overcrowding and other diseases compound the crisis.
He called...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the United Arab Emirates of serving as a transit hub for Colombian mercenaries deployed to fight alongside Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been accused...
Former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, dismissed on Friday by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has been elected Speaker of Senegal’s National Assembly, setting up a new power struggle at the top of Senegalese politics.
Political...
Presidential hopefuls ahead of the 2027 general election, including Governor Seyi Makinde, Peter Obi, Adewole Adebayo, and Omoyele Sowore, alongside former Minister of Education,...
The founder and National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, has stated that the party will not function as a temporary platform for individual political ambitions, urging members and...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has won the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary in Zamfara State, securing 60,500 votes out of a total of 61,137 ballots cast.
The result was announced in Gusau...
The Lagos State Government has disbursed N8 billion to retirees under both the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) and the Defined Benefit Scheme, as part of sustained efforts to boost workers’ welfare, strengthen pension...
Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, has accused suspected political thugs of attacking her and other party officials during the African...
Stakeholders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the South-West have endorsed Mohammed Hayatu-Deen (OON) ahead of the party’s presidential primaries scheduled for Monday,...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on all presidential aspirants, party leaders, and members across the country to uphold the highest standards of...
Residents of Dutse in Jigawa State have urged authorities to impose a total ban on betting, citing increasing financial losses, youth involvement in crime,...
