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Kenya health ministry says ninth Ebola case detected 21 Oct 2026 - 02:00 am
Kenya Red Cross warehouse personnel inspect batches of medical kits before before deployment as efforts to contain rising cases of Ebola ramp up in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on October 19, 2026. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)
Eritrea denies Ethiopian militia claims of rebels in country 21 Oct 2026 - 01:00 am
A truck belonging to the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) stands burned along a road following clashes between Ethiopian federal forces and armed groups opposed to the government in Adigrat on October 17, 2026. (AFP)
Ethiopia Health Ministry intensifying Ebola outbreak preventive measures 20 Oct 2026 - 04:00 am
A healthcare worker is seen at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Oct. 8, 2026. File photo.
Kenya detects eighth Ebola case 19 Oct 2026 - 11:21 am
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Africa CDC says to offer Kenya support as confirmed Ebola cases rise to seven 19 Oct 2026 - 02:00 am
A general view of the vaccine developed for a strain of the Ebola virus at the Provincial Laboratory of Ituri in the northeastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on September 19, 2026. File photo for representation.
Kenya steps up Ebola containment as cases reach three 17 Oct 2026 - 05:08 pm
A healthcare worker is seen at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), (Xinhua)
Ethiopia establishes 6-month caretaker administration for conflict-hit Tigray region 17 Oct 2026 - 01:00 am
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Kenya confirms third Ebola case 16 Oct 2026 - 08:04 pm
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Somalia sets May presidential election 15 Oct 2026 - 10:10 pm
(FILE PHOTO) Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud casts his ballot during local council elections in Mogadishu on December 25, 2025. (Photo by Hassan Ali ELMI / AFP)
Kenya hosting 2029 World Championships will help doping fight, says Coe 14 Oct 2026 - 03:07 pm
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak passes 9,000 cases 13 Oct 2026 - 09:34 pm
Travellers receive information from health officials near Ebola awareness posters before crossing the border at the Busia One Stop Border Post (OSBP) on the Kenya-Uganda border as health authorities step up Ebola screening measures, in Busia on October 12, 2026. (Photo by Bright Emoja / AFP)
From Ebola fighter to survivor, DR Congo doctor vows to return to front lines 11 Oct 2026 - 12:30 pm
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Ghana to apply to join BRICS, foreign minister says 07 Oct 2026 - 12:42 pm
Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa speaks to the media during the official visit of India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Accra, on October 6, 2026. (Photo by Nipah Dennis / AFP)
Kenya reports first-ever Ebola death 06 Oct 2026 - 12:27 pm
Kenyan Cabinet Secretary of Health Aden Duale speaks at a press conference in Nairobi on October 6, 2026. Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP
Civilians among victims of Nigerian air force plane crash: military 06 Oct 2026 - 12:22 pm
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WFP condemns attacks on aid trucks in Sudan's South Kordofan 05 Oct 2026 - 11:17 pm
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MSF warns of Ebola surge in DRC's North Kivu province 05 Oct 2026 - 08:14 pm
French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot speaks with family members of Ebola patients during his visit to the Rwampara Ebola Treatment Centre in Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on October 3, 2026. (Photo by Hardy BOPE / AFP)
Ethiopia controls Tigray capital as regional rivals meet in Egypt 04 Oct 2026 - 09:16 pm
Tuk-tuk drivers transport residents' belongings amid fears of looting as residents and fighters leave the city in Mekelle on October 3, 2026. (Photo by AFP)