Ebola on the rampage as state opens more centres to handle rare strain that’s killed 120 in eastern Congo
The WHO on Sunday declared the Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. As of Monday, there were over 118 deaths and 300 suspected cases in Ituri and North Kivu provinces, and one death and one suspected case in neighbouring Uganda.
Sudan: Landslide kills more than 1,000 people in single village Central Darfur’s Marrah Mountains
Hundreds of people die every year in seasonal rains that run from July to October. Last year’s heavy rainfall caused the collapse of a dam in the eastern Red Sea Province, killing at least 30 people, according to the UN.
UN: HIV catastrophe looms in poor countries unless hole left after US funding pause is plugged
The $4 billion that the United States pledged for the global HIV response for 2025 disappeared virtually overnight in January when US President Donald Trump ordered that all foreign aid be suspended and later moved to shutter the US AID agency.
