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Video News Release: WHO Africa Online Briefing

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Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/6C4g3CMiHBQDistributed by APO Group on behalf of WHO Regional Office for Africa. Source South Africa Today Africa – Central Africa Congo News

Mozambique: Civilians Prevented from Fleeing Fighting

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The Mozambican government should immediately assist civilians to move to safer areas. These civilians are trapped by fighting in Cabo Delgado province, Human Rights Watch said...

Guinea declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak

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Download logoGuinea today declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak having recorded no new cases over the past 42 days—two incubation periods,...

Mozambique government retakes key town from militants

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Mozambican and Rwandan government forces have taken control of Mocimboa da Praia in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province. The town had been controlled by an armed group linked...

Coronavirus: Africa faces 470 million COVID-19 vaccine shortfall in 2021

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Download logoAs the COVAX Facility is forced to slash planned COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to Africa by around 150 million this year, the continent faces...

Ethiopia: Ethnic Tigrayans Forcibly Disappeared

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Ethiopian authorities since late June 2021 have arbitrarily detained, forcibly disappeared, and committed other abuses against ethnic Tigrayans in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. The authorities...

Liberia Concludes Three-Day Training to Strengthen Event Based Surveillance through Epidemic...

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To better detect acute public health events with pandemic potential and to monitor disease control measures on a real time basis, the National Institute...

Uganda: Harassment of Civil Society Groups

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Ugandan authorities on August 20, 2021, announced without prior notification that they had halted the activities of 54 civil society groups, including human rights and...

New study challenges understanding of pandemic preparedness and resilience in Africa

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Download logoCountries in Africa assessed as being least vulnerable to an epidemic were the worst affected by COVID-19, new research suggests. Nations with more urban...

DR Congo: Massacres Persist Despite Martial Law

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Download logoAttacks on civilians by armed groups have continued in two conflict-ridden provinces of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since the government imposed martial law in...