KHARTOUM-Sudan’s Federal Health Ministry announced that the number of yellow fever cases in Darfur has increased to more than 143, including 63 deaths, Radio Dabanga has learned on Sunday November 4. The Ministry confirmed the emergence of new cases among the population in the southern regions west of El-Geneina in West Darfur and the adjacent areas in Central Darfur. Read article
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Two Britons were among 83 killed in a series of terror attacks in Egypt, a hospital manager said today. Dr Saeed Abdel Fattah said two Germans and an Italian were also among the victims of the bombings at the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh. Read article
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Five terrorists have been caught apparently plotting an attack on British tourists in an Egyptian resort in the lead-up to Christmas. The suspected jihadists were arrested by Egyptian counter terror police as they collected rocket-propelled grenades, rifles and pistols in an attempt believed to be similar to the Mumbai attacks in India which killed 166 […]
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MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – A strike at Kenya’s port of Mombasa entered its second day on Friday despite an agreement on paper between the union and management, leaving loading and unloading at East Africa’s main trade gateway at a standstill. Mombasa handles imports such as fuel for Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, eastern Democratic Republic […]
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Renewed conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has prompted officials to issue warnings to those trekking in the Volcanoes National Park in neighbouring Rwanda. If you plan on visiting the gorillas or hiking volcanoes you are advised to seek the advice of local authorities before setting off. A permit is required to visit […]
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Kebili — Eleven cases of the West Nile Virus (WNV), including one death that of an elderly woman suffering from diabetics, have been recorded so far in the governorate of Kebili. Regional Health Director Mustapha Harrabi explained to TAP news agency correspondent in the region, that all the persons who had contracted this disease had […]
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The Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of Marburg in Kabale district on October 19th 2012 after receiving laboratory results from the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) confirming that two family members had died of the highly infectious viral hemorrhagic fever. Three other members of the same family had earlier died of a strange disease […]
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Health experts yesterday in Abuja expressed fears of possible outbreak of yellow fever in the country. They said 30 years after the last yellow fever epidemic outbreak in the country, no nationwide vaccination had been conducted since, stating that over 101 million Nigerians are at risk of being infected with the disease. Read article
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Mogadishui: Television journalist Ahmed Saakin Farah Ilyas was shot dead on Tuesday and became the 16th journalist to be killed in Somalia this year. Farah, 25, worked for the privately owned Universal Television in Las Anod, in the breakaway northwestern territory of Somaliland. Read article
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An Austrian tourist died and seven people were injured in a bus crash on Abu Simbel Road in Aswan on Thursday. The bus crashed and overturned several times while taking tourists to the Abu Simbel temple. Read article
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