Mystery illness kills over 50 in Congo, patients die within 48 hours: WHO raises alarm
An unknown illness has killed more than 50 people within hours of the onset of their symptoms in northwestern Congo, according to the World Health Organization.
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India Bans Two Dangerous Opioid After News of Widespread Misuse in West Africa
The drugs, which are highly addictive and linked to a public health crisis in countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, and Côte d’Ivoire, have been illegally exported by Aveo Pharmaceuticals, a Mumbai-based manufacturer
The collapse of a gold mine has killed 42 people and injured several others in Mali.
Late on Saturday, Malian television announced the collapse of the site at Bilali Koto in the commune of Dabia, with a provisional death toll of 42 and many injured.
Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Youssouf elected to head African Union.
Mr Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Foreign Minister of Djibouti, has been elected Chairperson of the African Union Commission.
Ex-Mauritius PM Pravind Jugnauth arrested on money laundering charges.
Former Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth has been arrested and is being held in custody on an allegation of money laundering, according to his lawyer.
Nigerians outraged over high Mobile Data charges.
Nigerian mobile data subscribers are expressing widespread anger over a sharp increase in prices charged by major phone networks such as MTN and Airtel
Ghana at number 42 of the 2024 Corruption Score Index.
This was revealed in a press release issued on February 11 by the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the local chapter of Transparency International.
Mashatile, Chikunga mourn death of South Africa’s first black nuclear scientist.
Masango’s tireless efforts to promote science education and empowerment, particularly among women
25 civilians killed by gunmen in Mali.
The attack took place Friday about 30 kilometers from Gao, the largest city in the country’s northeast where armed groups hostile to the ruling junta operate. It was the deadliest attack on civilians this year.
More than 150 female inmates raped during jailbreak in Goma.
The killings and mass rape mirror recurring scenes of conflict-related sexual violence that have plagued the DRC for decades.