New York: The UN on Wednesday said the World Health Organisation (WHO) has released an additional US$ 3.4 million from the Contingency Fund for Emergencies to support the Ebola outbreak…
New York: In a move signalling global alarm, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a…
Nigeria, DRC, Angola, and South Sudan drive nearly 90% of infections as Africa CDC warns urgent investment in clean water, sanitation, and vaccination is critical to curb the crisis. Abuja…
RABAT, Morocco: Adil Boulbina scored a powerful goal in the 119th minute to send Algeria to the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals. The 2019 champions beat the Democratic Republic of…
New York: Nearly 45,000 doses of Ebola vaccine are on their way to Kasaï province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as UNICEF intensifies efforts alongside its partners…
GENEVA: 48 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while 31 people have died, said the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday. World Health Organisation…
Kinshasa: The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday declared a new outbreak of Ebola in the central province of Kasai, the country’s 16th since 1976.…
New York: A top UN official, Martha Pobee, on Friday told the Security Council that efforts to bring peace to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had not yielded the…
New York: The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said it had received first-hand accounts indicating that M23 fighters killed at least 319 civilians within two weeks in July. Most of…
New York: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria has recorded 3,109 suspected cases of cholera and 86 deaths across 34 states, becoming the second-highest case of cholera outbreak in…