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Ebola spreading in DRC at faster pace

GENEVA: The World Health Organization warned on Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo at a faster pace than during any previous outbreak of the deadly virus. More than 2,000 cases,...

A member of the M23 rebel group stands guard as provincial authorities visit the Rodolphe Merieux Laboratory in Goma, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. — Reuters

Mozambique police disperse vote protest

A unit of the Mozambican anti-riot police advances while firing firing tear gas at protesters, in Maputo. — AFP

Mozambique oppn lawyer gunned down

Locals queue before casting their votes. — AFP

Kenyan court blocks dy president appointment

Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua speaks during a press conference in Nairobi

Rescuers say strike killed 23 in Khartoum

Sudanese make their way to receive a medical check-up in Tokar, in eastern Sudan. — AFP

Kenya says extra police ready for Haiti

President of Kenya William Ruto

Tunisia's Saied set for landslide election win

Officials check the latest updates in the vote count, in Tunis. — AFP

Rwanda to start Marburg vaccine trials, health official says

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More than 700,000 displaced in Haiti

People wait for a food distribution in a displaced persons camp at the Lyc Marie Jeanne in Port-au-Prince. — AFP

As temperatures rise, Nigeria faces a cooling crisis

Sheltering from the heat in Bariga market in Nigerias largest city, Lagos, Feb. 13, 2023. (Taiwo Aina/The New York Times)

S Africa snowfall closes roads, strands motorists

snow covering old cars in the town of Warden

Nigerian flood victims face long wait for medical help

Residents leave the flooded areas with their belongings in Maiduguri, Nigeria. — Reuters file photo

WHO clears Bavarian Nordic's vaccine as first mpox shot

A Congolese nurse takes a sample from a suspected mpox patient in the treatment centre at the Kavumu hospital, the Democratic Republic of Congo

Sudan rejects UN call for 'impartial' force to protect civilians

Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (C) visits a children's hospital in Port Sudan. — AFP

Boeing's beleaguered Starliner back home empty

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DR Congo jail break attempt leaves 129 dead

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