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Global Aid Group Warns Congo Ebola Outbreak Could Become Deadliest on Record

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo — The International Rescue Committee, IRC, has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the...

African Leaders Seek Urgent Funding as Ebola Outbreak Spreads Across Central Africa

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — African leaders and global health agencies warned on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, that delays in financing and coordinating the response...

African Health Leaders Pledge Regional Front Against Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak

KAMPALA, Uganda — Health ministers and international public health officials from across Africa convened in the Ugandan capital on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, committing...

Akwa Ibom Doctors Suspend Treatment for EFCC Personnel, Families Over UUTH Raid

UYO, Nigeria — The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has announced the suspension of medical services to personnel of...

JUST IN: Drugmaker Asks US Supreme Court to Restore Mail Access to Abortion Pill

WASHINGTON, USA — Danco Laboratories, a maker of the abortion drug mifepristone, asked the Supreme Court on Saturday, May 2, 2026, to temporarily block...

US Appeals Court Reinstates In-Person Rule for Abortion Pill, Limiting Mail Access Nationwide

NEW ORLEANS, USA — A federal appeals court on Friday, May 1, 2026, temporarily reinstated a nationwide requirement that mifepristone, a widely used abortion...

Nigeria: New COVID-19 Case Reported, Chinese National Identified as ‘Patient Zero’

CALABAR, Nigeria — The Cross River State Government has confirmed a new case of COVID-19, marking the first reported infection in the state in...

Lassa Fever Outbreak at FMC Jalingo Leaves 50 Dead, Officials Say

JALINGO, Nigeria — The Federal Medical Centre Jalingo has confirmed the deaths of 50 patients from Lassa fever, describing the outbreak as one of...

New Weight-Loss Pill Foundayo Receives FDA Approval Expanding Obesity Drug Market

WASHINGTON, United States — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new daily weight-loss pill developed by Eli Lilly, marking another step...

Courts Identified as Central to Global Efforts Against Female Genital Mutilation, Report Says

NAIROBI, Kenya — A new international report released on Tuesday, February 4, 2026, has found that courts are playing an increasingly significant role in...

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