Bulape—Twenty-five-year-old Héritier Bope Mpona recalls with sadness the impact of Ebola on his life. He lost his daughter, wife and mother to the disease which affected his community of Bulape in the Democratic Republic…
Read moreNouakchott — In Mauritania, Rift Valley fever (RVF) continues to demonstrate its danger. Between 27 September and 30 October 2025, 46 human cases were confirmed, including 14 deaths, across 13 wilayas (provinces), mainly…
Read moreEthiopia’s Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the South Ethiopia Region, the first of its kind in the country, following laboratory testing of samples from a cluster of suspected cases of viral haemorrhagic fever.
Read moreIn Bulape locality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kasai Province, the first signs of the Ebola were detected in a local maternity ward.
Read moreHealth authorities in Ethiopia are carrying out further investigations and ramping up response after suspected cases of viral haemorrhagic fever were reported in the country’s South Ethiopia Region.
Read moreBulape — Ebola virus disease is a serious illness. When detected late, it claims many lives, even with recent advances in vaccines and therapeutics. Although the disease has become more manageable with improved care and …
Read moreDakar ‒ Prostate cancer is one of the most common male cancers on the African continent. Studies report high incidence and mortality rates among African men compared to men of other origins. This is explained by a combin…
Read moreBujumbura – Since late July 2024, Burundi has been actively responding to a mpox outbreak that had affected nearly 5000 people by mid-October 2025. Young adults aged 20 to 30 years are the most impacted, followed by chil…
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