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WHO certifies Egypt as malaria-free 20 Oct 2024 - 06:45 pm
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WHO urges Rwanda to see off Marburg outbreak 20 Oct 2024 - 06:41 pm
Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addresses participants of the World Health Summit 2024 in Berlin on October 14, 2024. Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP.
Rwanda says no community transmission of Marburg virus, with zero new infections in recent days 20 Oct 2024 - 06:37 pm
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Uganda reports 49 new mpox cases 18 Oct 2024 - 10:19 pm
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Kenya's Ruto nominates new deputy after impeachment 18 Oct 2024 - 11:40 am
Kenya's Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki issues warnings and demands to Kenyans planning to protest against the government's Finance Bill as he addresses the media at Harambee House, in Nairobi on June 24, 2024. Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP
Sudan's warring sides using 'starvation tactics' against 25 mn people: UN experts 17 Oct 2024 - 11:07 pm
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Africa's mpox deaths surpass 1,000 as health officials urge international support 17 Oct 2024 - 06:21 pm
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Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills almost 100: police 16 Oct 2024 - 01:24 pm
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Southern Africa is enduring its worst hunger crisis in decades due to El Niño, the UN says 15 Oct 2024 - 05:17 pm
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Ethiopia's 'korale' recyclers turn waste into money 15 Oct 2024 - 03:40 pm
Ezedin Muste moves a huge pile of plastic soap containers at the historical Merkato district of Addis Ababa on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP)
Kenya relocates 50 elephants to a larger park. A sign poaching is under control, say officials 14 Oct 2024 - 11:17 pm
File: Elephant calves walk after a feeding routine early in the morning at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy, Samburu, Kenya on October 13, 2022. (Photo by Luis Tato / AFP)
Tens of thousands flee Nigeria floods 13 Oct 2024 - 10:54 pm
This aerial view shows houses submerged under water in Adankolo in Kogi State on October 12, 2024. (Photo by Haruna Yahaya / AFP)
Seeing double in Nigeria's 'twins capital of the world' 13 Oct 2024 - 07:37 pm
Twins pose for a photograph during the Igboora World Twins Festival 2024, in Igbo-Ora on October 12, 2024. Nigeria’s self-proclaimed ‘twins capital of the world’ Igbo-Ora holds its annual festival to celebrate the town’s unusually high incidence of multiple births. Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP.
4.6-magnitude earthquake hits central Ethiopia 13 Oct 2024 - 10:11 am
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Kenya says extra police ready for Haiti in early Nov 12 Oct 2024 - 07:58 pm
President of Kenya William Ruto delivers his remarks during a joint press conference with Prime Minister of Haiti Garry Conille (unseen) at the State House in Nairobi on October 11, 2024. (Photo by LUIS TATO / AFP)
Rwanda's Marburg outbreak is under control, Africa's health chief says 10 Oct 2024 - 07:23 pm
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South Africa offers a lesson on how not to shut down a coal plant 10 Oct 2024 - 02:11 pm
A general view outside Eskom's Komati power station in Komati on September 9, 2024. (Photo by Paul Botes / AFP)
Qatar, Algeria hold bilateral civil aviation talks 09 Oct 2024 - 09:32 pm
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