Recently, there has been news of Ebola outbreaks in the town of Bikoro in Northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo. This current outbreak began back in August, 2018, and over 1000 people have been infected making it the second largest outbreak of the virus ever recorded. Over 600 people have died from this outbreak, with the number continuing to rise. According… Read more »
More than a quarter of people surveyed in Ebola-hit areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo told researchers they do not believe the disease exists. Some 36% of respondents also believed that the disease had been fabricated to destabilise the country. The authors of the study said this mistrust was a factor in prolonging the epidemic. The current outbreak started… Read more »
The Ebola virus has reared its head again, this time in the Democratic Republic of Congo. While it is impossible to predict exactly where and when the next outbreak will occur, we now know much more about how to prevent a crisis. The news of an Ebola outbreak in the town of Bikoro in north-west DR Congo instantly brings to… Read more »
The US department of treasury has issued new sanctions against three officials of the Democratic Republic of Congo electoral commission, Ceni. These sanctions relate to the two-year delay in holding general elections originally scheduled in 2016. It comes a month after a visa ban was announced against the same officials and other high-profile members of former President Joseph Kabila’s government…. Read more »
South Africans have taken to Twitter to express their shock at videos of what appears to be a nursery school teacher who seems to be hitting children while forcing them to clean. In one of the videos, it looks like the woman forces a small boy to clean a rug and then repeatedly hits him on the head before tossing… Read more »
In Kenya, there has been a consecutive drought since 2017, and it is leaving millions in famine. The Kenyans believe that their government is ignoring the situation and drought victims. According to the article, “at least 10 people have died of hunger in the north-western Turkana region.” The government stated that more than 1.1 million people are starving due to… Read more »
The two main unions representing doctors in Kenya are piling pressure on the government to stop sending doctors to Cuba for training. It follows the death of a Kenyan doctor in the country under circumstances that are still unclear. Kenyan newspapers reported that Dr Hamisi Ali Juma allegedly took his own life shortly before he was to return to home… Read more »
The state funeral of France-Albert René, the former president of the Seychelles, has taken place in Mahé, the largest island of the archipelago – and flags on public buildings are flying at half-mast. Mr René, who led the Indian Ocean nation for 27 years until 2004, died at the age of 83 last month. Approximately 500 invited guests paid their… Read more »
A fortified porridge given to refugees and malnourished Ugandans has been removed from distribution over fears it may have killed an elderly woman. Nearly 200 other people were also hospitalised after the product, called super cereal, was delivered to them. “There is a potential link but of course we need to be certain,” a World Food Programme spokesman told the… Read more »
Kenyans have accused their government of ignoring drought victims following reports that at least 10 people have died of hunger in the north-western Turkana region. The hashtag #WeCannotIgnore has been trending on Twitter in the country. The Kenyan government has said more than 1.1 million people are facing food shortages. But authorities say this figure is “normal” and the deaths… Read more »