•A vaccine An Egyptian pharmaceutical firm is developing a potential vaccine against the deadly Ebola strain raging in the DR Congo, it announced today. Minapharm will receive up to $16.5 million from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to work on a vaccine to combat the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, they said in a [&hell...
Uganda was declared Ebola-free officially by the World Health Organisation today after 42 days without a new case. The country has been praised for its efforts in preventing the spread of the outbreak that has overwhelmed health facilities in parts of the east of neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), reports AFP. “Uganda has reached...
•Arrival of Nigerian returnees from South Africa A total of 67 Nigerian returnees from South Africa have arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos State. The returnees landed via South Africa Airways at exactly 8:45 pm yesterday and were received by some federal government agencies, including the National Emergency Managem...
Another batch of 65 Nigerians is expected to return home from South Africa today, sponsored by private individuals. The repatriation comes amid continuing concerns over xenophobic attacks and the safety of foreign nationals in the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed this in a notification issued yesterday by its outgoing spokesp...
•Residents and rescuers use an excavator to search for bodies after the landslide Thirty people died in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, yesterday when a mound of rubbish in a landfill collapsed before dawn onto neighbouring homes following heavy rains, the government said. Six others were seriously injured in the 2:00 am (0200 GMT) incident in the...
•Ebola outbreak More than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) late yesterday, our correspondent saw, as the country faces the deadliest Ebola outbreak in its history. The DRC’s 17th Ebola outbreak, which has killed thousands of people, was declared on May 15 but is thought to have […]
•Returnees from South Africa A fresh batch of Nigerians seeking evacuation from South Africa is currently undergoing the final stage of processing, with their flight tickets being arranged. No fewer than 60 returnees are expected to be on board the privately sponsored evacuation, which has been scheduled for next week, reports The Nation. Acco...
•Partial presidential election results displayed on a screen at the Zambian Elections results center in Lusaka, on August 17, 2026 Zambian police summoned opposition leader Brian Mundubile late yesterday for questioning over an alleged national security threat, days after an election marked by a crackdown on dissent. Mundubile finished second...
•Ebola outbreak The Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo is growing “exponentially”, with more than 2,500 deaths now recorded, with half in the last 20 days, the United Nations’ senior Ebola coordinator said today. The Ebola outbreak is already the biggest in the country’s history and is spreading faster than any outbreak ...
•Paul Biya President Paul Biya returned to Cameroon yesterday after a 73-day absence that fuelled speculation about the 93-year-old’s health and who is really running the country. The world’s oldest serving head of state, Biya landed in Yaounde at around 1600 GMT from Geneva, where he had been staying since June 7 on what his […]
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