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The World Bank says it is mobilizing staff, emergency resources and a new financing package to support the response to the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the...

The World Health Organization has raised the national risk level of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to “very high” as infections and suspected deaths...

A new Ebola case has been confirmed in rebel-controlled eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, raising fresh concerns that the deadly outbreak is spreading far beyond its original epicentre. Authorities...

The World Health Organization has warned that the number of deaths linked to the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to rise sharply after the...

An American doctor who contracted Ebola while working in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been flown to Germany for specialist treatment, as global health authorities warn that the fast-growing...

Panic and uncertainty are spreading across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after authorities confirmed that deaths linked to a new Ebola outbreak have risen to at least 80, with the...

Cape Verde has refused permission for the cruise ship MV Hondius to dock, citing public health concerns after a suspected hantavirus outbreak onboard left three passengers dead, several others seriously...

The Zambian government has abruptly cancelled the 2026 RightsCon summit, one of the world’s largest gatherings on human rights and technology, just days before it was due to begin in...

Amid worsening anti-foreigner violence in South Africa, Nigerian authorities have begun arrangements to evacuate citizens willing to return home, as fear and business losses mount across affected communities. The Nigerian...

A wave of coordinated attacks in Mali has drawn fresh attention to the growing operational strength of armed groups across West Africa, after fighters linked to al Qaeda and Tuareg...