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DR Congo ex-minister to be questioned for ’embezzling Ebola funds’
Former DR Congo health minister Oly Ilunga was transferred to the public prosecutor's office on Tuesday, three days after being arrested over accusations he embezzled $4.3 million in Ebola funds, his lawyers said.
Congo: Confirmed Ebola deaths near 2,000, cases over 3,000
Congo's National Ebola Response Committee says confirmed Ebola deaths in the east of the sprawling African nation are nearing 2,000 and confirmed cases of the virus have exceeded 3,000.
DR Congo police detain former health minister in Ebola probe
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) former health minister has been taken into custody over alleged mismanagement of funds for the country's response to an ongoing Ebola epidemic, police said.
Former health minister ’embezzles’ Ebola funds
Former DR Congo health minister Oly Ilunga has been arrested over allegations he embezzled public funds meant to tackle the Ebola epidemic, police said on Saturday.
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Flights suspended at Libya airport after rocket fire
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Meningitis: 26.7 million kids at risk in Nigeria – agency
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Ebola cure a turning point in drug development – experts
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Libyan government agrees to UN-backed Eid al-Adha ceasefire
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Zambia intensifies Ebola screening at DR Congo main entry border
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Ebere Ihedioha: Imo will remain polio-free
Lady Ebere Ihedioha, the wife of Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha, has said that her husband’s administration ensure that the state remains polio-free, as it has demonstrated its commitment to the Sustainable Millennium Development Goals under the Rebuild Imo Agenda of his government.
Fourth Ebola case found in Congo, raising fears of rapidly spreading scourge
A fourth case of Ebola has been confirmed in the eastern Congo city of Goma, the government said late on Thursday, raising fears of an acceleration in infections close to the border with Rwanda.
Third Ebola case confirmed in DR Congo’s Goma
A year after the start of a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a third case has been confirmed on Thursday in the major border city of Goma, just as neighbouring Rwanda announced the closure of the border between the two countries.
![At least 639 people have died from Ebola since August in DR Congo in what is now the second deadliest outbreak in history [Samuel Mambo-Reuters]](https://www.today.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/28090209-324x235.jpg "Second Ebola death confirmed in DR Congo’s Goma")
Second Ebola death confirmed in DR Congo’s Goma
A second person has died of Ebola in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, a major transport hub, the county’s point man for the epidemic told AFP on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia suspends visas to people from Congo over Ebola
Saudi Arabia has stopped issuing visas to people from Congo while citing the Ebola outbreak there, even as the World Health Organization recommends against travel restrictions.
NAHCON issues travel advisory against MERS-Cov
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WHO declares Ebola outbreak ‘health emergency’ of international concern
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a "public health emergency of international concern," a rare designation only used for the gravest epidemics.
WHO: Clashes near Libya’s Tripoli leave more than 1,000 people killed over three months
Clashes between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) near the country’s capital of Tripoli have left over 1,000 people killed and over 5,500 people injured over three months, the World Health Organization (WHO) in Libya said on Tuesday.
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