Life & Development

Africans seeking treatment in India among 21 killed in New Delhi hotel fire

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called the incident "tragic" as rescue and search operations continue.

DRC reopens airport at centre of Ebola outbreak

DRC has reopened the airport in the capital city of the province hit hardest by the ongoing Ebola outbreak, a government statement said on Tuesday.

Nine students appear in court over Kenya deadly school arson attack

Investigators asked for more time to probe the deadly fire that was started by lighting a mattress at the dormitory’s exit using a matchstick and paraffin.

Ebola cases in DRC top 300 as outbreak spreads to more health zones

Deaths have risen to 48 as the Ebola outbreak expands across 23 health zones, with authorities citing community resistance and misinformation as major challenges to containment efforts.

Nigerian teachers call strike in Oyo state over school kidnappings

Seven teachers were kidnapped along with between 25 and 39 children aged two to 16, officials said.

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo outpacing response efforts, warns medical agency

Doctors Without Borders says testing bottlenecks, supply delays and limited health capacity hampering efforts to contain outbreak

WHO chief Tedros arrives at epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had announced he was coming to Bunia to "help" and "listen to" the people facing the worst of the outbreak.

Lungu burial: Family heads to Appeal Court as row with Zambian government deepens

The family argues that the Pretoria High Court erred in granting the Zambian government authority over the burial arrangements

Eight students arrested over deadly 'arson attack' at Kenyan girls' school

Investigators conducted intensive interviews with students and teaching staff, and reviewed CCTV footage.

WHO announces first confirmed Ebola recovery in DRC outbreak

WHO said the patient’s recovery demonstrates that early detection, rapid isolation and supportive medical care can significantly improve survival chances.

Africa CDC aims for Ebola vaccine by end of 2026 as deadly Bundibugyo outbreak spreads

WHO says experimental vaccines and treatments should only be used in clinical trials as Ebola cases surge in Congo and Uganda amid attacks on health facilities and severe funding shortages.

Kenya approves US Ebola quarantine facility amid Congo outbreak, US officials say

Kenya approves US plan to open Ebola quarantine facility, US officials say

Suspected Ebola cases surpass 1,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo: Health Ministry

The ministry indicated that the Ebola epidemic has affected 13 health zones across three provinces.

Several female students feared dead in Kenya school dormitory fire

The fire broke out early Thursday morning in the boarding school's accommodation section.

WHO urges ceasefire in eastern DRC to contain Ebola as cases surge

The head of the WHO has called for a ceasefire in eastern DRC in order to contain an Ebola outbreak, saying that ongoing fighting was driving mass displacement and spreading the disease.

Hantavirus: Cases from cruise outbreak rise to 13 following new case in Spain, WHO says

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Spain has reported a new case in a quarantined passenger group, raising the total number of cases to 13.

Trump raises refugee ceiling by 10,000 to bring in more white South Africans

US President Donald Trump has increased the refugee admissions ceiling by 10,000 for this year to allow more white South Africans to come into the country.

Cruise ship at centre of deadly hantavirus outbreak to undergo extra cleaning

A cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is undergoing further cleaning before it returns to its home port.

Tourists killed in South African national park, authorities say

Security was tightened in South Africa's Kruger National Park nature reserve after two tourists were found killed there, authorities said on Sunday.

Ebola death toll in DRC surpasses 200

Africa's health body warns that at least 10 countries are at risk of Ebola outbreak as efforts intensify to contain it in DRC.

Africa health chief says Ebola outbreak threatens 10 more countries

The head of the Africa CDC Jean Kaseya says that "high mobility and insecurity" in the region were helping spread the disease.

Scientists developing new Ebola vaccine that could be ready in months: report

Scientists at University of Oxford say they are working urgently in case the current outbreak spirals and their experimental vaccine is needed.

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo not 'a pandemic emergency': WHO

The health agency said the risk of global spread of the Ebola virus in Congo and Uganda is high at national and regional levels, but low at the global level.

DRC Ebola outbreak cases are 'top of the iceberg', vaccine coalition says

A global vaccine coalition official said on Thursday that cases so far identified in the DR Congo Ebola outbreak represent just the top of the iceberg.