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WHO worried about ‘scale and speed’ of deadly Ebola outbreak

Kinshasa, DR Congo—The World Health Organization on Tuesday voiced concern about the "scale and speed" of an Ebola outbreak that has killed an estimated 131...

Pope Leo ends Africa visit with open air mass

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea – Pope Leo XIV will hold an open air mass in Equatorial Guinea on Thursday (Friday, Manila time) to end a...

‘Help me!’: Family’s anguish over Equatorial Guinean lured into Ukraine war

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea – A desperate voice crackled down the phone -- Mariano Nkogo Mba Nchama’s 22-year-old son pleaded for help to get home...

Ethiopian Airlines celebrates 80 years of global innovation

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s premier aviation group, has marked eight decades of pioneering spirit and innovation since its landmark inaugural flight in 1946. From its first...

DMW to form migrant workers office in Nigeria

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is strengthening efforts to document overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in West Africa as it seeks to establish a...

ABS-CBN to hold first major fan event with Coco Martin, Julia Montes in Nairobi

Philippine media giant ABS-CBN will host its first large-scale African fan event in Nairobi on June 28, featuring top actors Coco Martin and Julia...

Rwanda, Congo set May 2 goal for peace deal draft

Washington, United States—Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday set a goal of reaching a draft peace agreement by May 2 and...

US aid cuts for malaria come at deadly moment

NAIROBI, Kenya – The sudden freezing of US aid to malaria projects comes as deadly new variants are spreading in Africa and could have...

Africa’s roads among deadliest despite few cars

ADDIS ABABA — Africa has the fewest roads and cars of any region, and yet the largest ratio of vehicle deaths, caused by the...

Pope calls for more help for mpox victims

Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Francis on Sunday highlighted victims of the mpox virus in his weekly prayers and called on governments and the pharmaceutical industry...

Mpox disease presents hard-to-weigh risks

Paris, France—As fears mount globally about mpox, apparently simple questions such as the danger it poses and differences between variants do not have clear and...

WHO declares mpox a global health emergency

Geneva, Switzerland—The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the mpox surge in Africa a global public health emergency, sounding its highest possible alarm over...

UN report says hunger numbers still stubbornly high, goal remains far off

Progress fighting global hunger has been set back 15 years, leaving around 733 million people going hungry in 2023, equivalent to one in 11...

S. Korea to host Africa summit eyeing minerals, trade

SEOUL—South Korea will aim to secure critical mineral imports and boost trade ties with Africa as President Yoon Suk Yeol hosts dozens of heads...
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