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Federal government speaks after Congolese government ejects Nigerian ambassador from residence
Congolese security operatives on Thursday brushed aside diplomatic immunity usually enjoyed by representatives of foreign governments to eject the Nigerian Ambassador to Congo, Ibim Charles, from his official residence.
Ebola centre attacker killed in DR Congo
Police and soldiers repelled an attack on an Ebola treatment centre in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo overnight, killing one assailant, a government official said on Monday.
Ebola virus found in bat in Liberia
The deadly Ebola virus has been found in a bat in Liberia, researchers and the health ministry said on Thursday.
Gabrielle Union, Dwayne Wade welcome first child together via surrogacy
American actress Gabrielle Union and her husband, Dwayne Wade, have welcomed a baby girl through a surrogate.
Uganda to vaccinate health workers against Ebola
Uganda will begin vaccinating frontline health workers against Ebola next week as the threat increases of the deadly virus spreading from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, the health minister said.
DR Congo unveils candidates for troubled vote
Election officials in Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday released an official list of candidates for December's presidential election, formally excluding two heavyweight opposition figures.
ICC to sentence DR Congo’s Jean-Pierre Bemba in bribery case
Former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba is to be sentenced Monday by international judges for bribing witnesses during an earlier war crimes trial, which led to him being excluded from running for DR Congo president.
WHO: Latest Ebola outbreak is Zaire strain, vaccinations to start
The Ebola outbreak in Congo is confirmed to be the Zaire strain of the virus and vaccinations of health workers may start as early as Wednesday, a senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
WHO: Ebola cases in DR Congo ‘will rise in coming days’
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised the alarm that cases from the resurgent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are expected to rise in the coming days.
WHO: ‘Unsafe burial’ of woman triggered new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
The death and unsafe burial of a 65-year-old woman in Mangina in Democratic Republic of Congo was the critical event that set alarm bells ringing in the latest Ebola outbreak in late July, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.
WHO: Congo Ebola outbreak poses high regional risk
The World Health Organization has warned that an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is likely spread over tens of km and poses a high regional risk given its proximity to borders,.
New Ebola virus found in Sierra Leone – ministry
A new Ebola virus has been found in bats in Sierra Leone, two years after the end of an outbreak that killed over 11,000 across West Africa, the government said on Thursday.
Researchers develop five-strain Ebola vaccine
Spanish researchers are working on a vaccine against all five strains of the killer Ebola virus in what would be a world first, Madrid’s October 12 Hospital said Wednesday.
Belgium names square after Congo independence hero Patrice Lumumba
Brussels inaugurated a square named after assassinated Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba on Saturday in what campaigners called Belgium’s first major step towards tackling its dark colonial legacy.
MSF: 2 out of 3 patients who escaped quarantine in Congo die
Two of three Ebola patients who escaped quarantine in the Congo river port city of Mbandaka have died, the head of medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres’ (MSF) mission in the city said on Wednesday.
WHO chief heads to DR Congo over latest Ebola outbreak
The head of the World Health Organization was due in DR Congo on Saturday to aid preparations for "all scenarios" in combatting the latest Ebola outbreak.
WHO preparing for the worst in DR Congo Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organization said Friday it was preparing for "the worst case scenario" in a fresh outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ebola: 17 people die in Congo – officials
Officials said 17 people have died in an area of northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo where health officials have now confirmed an outbreak of Ebola.
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Tokyo 2020: Onome Ebi raps NFF over Falcons’ ouster
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Auchi polytechnic employee found dead in farm
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Ministry: 45% of deaths of children preventable with healthy diets
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Plateau governor swears-in Langtang elected chairman
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Group tasks government on developing mining sector
Mr Ayo Adeyemo, the National Chairman, Nigerian Institution of Metallurgical, Mining and Materials Engineers, says the Federal Government can generate $280 billion dollars from the country’s iron ore reserves.
2020 budget: Conclude defence in October or risk running without budget – National Assembly...
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Turkey launches assault on Syrian Kurdish forces
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