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Rwanda, DR Congo leaders in crisis summit as Goma's fate hangs in balance
AFP, Published on 29/01/2025
» GOMA (DR CONGO) — The president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on Wednesday, as fighters backed by Kigali appeared on the brink of seizing the key city of Goma.
DR Congo's presidential candidates crisscross conflict-torn east
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» KINSHASA - Candidates have hit the campaign trail in the DR Congo's conflict-wracked east ahead of elections, holding rallies where the mood is festive -- even if the issue of security is never far from the surface.
Liberian President Weah concedes poll defeat
AFP, Published on 18/11/2023
» MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian leader and football legend George Weah has conceded defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight presidential run-off, saying it was "time to put national interest above personal interest".
Liberian challenger close to election victory over president Weah
AFP, Published on 18/11/2023
» MONROVIA - Political veteran Joseph Boakai was on Friday close to victory in Liberia's presidential race against incumbent George Weah, with more than 99 percent of polling stations reporting.
Sierra Leone leader urges end of Ukraine war
AFP, Published on 18/05/2023
» FREETOWN: Sierra Leone's president expressed hope in an AFP interview that a new African mediation mission would help end Russia's war in Ukraine which has hit the "poorest of the poor" around the world.
WHO plans emergency meeting on Marburg outbreak
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» GENEVA: The UN health agency said it would hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday after at least nine people in Equatorial Guinea died from Marburg haemorrhagic fever, a cousin of the Ebola virus.
Uganda declares end to Ebola outbreak
AFP, Published on 11/01/2023
» MUBENDE, Uganda: Uganda on Wednesday declared an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that emerged almost four months ago and claimed the lives of 55 people.
Uganda closes schools to fight Ebola
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» KAMPALA: Uganda closed schools nationwide on Friday to curb the spread of Ebola, despite the health minister insisting to AFP that new cases had declined.
Uganda leader cracks down on traditional healers to stem Ebola
AFP, Published on 13/10/2022
» KAMPALA - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday ordered traditional healers to stop treating sick people in a bid to halt the spread of Ebola, which has already claimed the lives of 19 individuals in the impoverished East African country.
After life of trauma, Liberian lab chimps settle into retirement
AFP, Published on 21/04/2022
» MARSHALL CITY (LIBERIA) - Floating on a river boat near a Liberian island, vet Richard Ssuna watches intently as animal carers wade towards the shore hurling fruits and imitating chimpanzee calls as they go.