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WHO confirms first case of new mpox strain outside Africa as outbreak spreads

15 Aug 2024

By Anna Ringstrom and Julie Steenhuysen STOCKHOLM/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Global health officials on Thursday confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox virus in Sweden and linked it to a growing outbreak in Africa, the first sign of its spread outside the continent a day after the World Health Organization declared the disease …

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Boost for South Africa’s Zuma as prominent leftist politician joins his party

15 Aug 2024

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The deputy leader of South African opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said on Thursday he was resigning to join the party led by former president Jacob Zuma, uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK). Floyd Shivambu’s departure is a blow to the Marxist EFF, headed by Julius Malema. The EFF saw its share …

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Sudan to allow use of Adre border crossing for three months to facilitate aid

15 Aug 2024

CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) -Sudan’s sovereign council said on Thursday it would allow the use of the Adre border crossing with Chad for three months – a move long waited by aid agencies seeking to send aid into areas of the Darfur region that are threatened with famine. Global monitors say that more than 6 million people …

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WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency for second time in two years

15 Aug 2024

By Bhanvi Satija and Jennifer Rigby (Reuters) -The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak of the viral infection in Democratic Republic of Congo that has spread to neighbouring countries. An emergency committee met earlier on Wednesday to advise WHO …

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Chad opens consulate in Morocco-ruled Western Sahara

15 Aug 2024

RABAT (Reuters) – Chad opened on Wednesday a consulate in Western Sahara, joining African and Arab countries that have established diplomatic missions there in a sign of support for Morocco’s claim to the disputed territory. Morocco considers Western Sahara its own territory, but the Algeria-backed Polisario Front wants to establish its own state there. So far 29 countries …

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New York man accused of being Egyptian agent pleads guilty to lesser charge

15 Aug 2024

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man who was indicted in 2022 on felony charges of acting as an unregistered agent of Egypt’s government pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a lesser charge, in the latest stumble for U.S. prosecutors trying to clamp down on foreign influence. Pierre Girgis, a dual Egyptian-U.S. …

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Malian rebels say they have received no help from Ukraine, foreigners

14 Aug 2024

By Portia Crowe DAKAR (Reuters) – A spokesperson for Mali’s Tuareg rebel alliance said it received no external assistance in fighting in late July that dealt a significant blow to Mali’s army and its Wagner partners, nor has it received any help from Ukraine. The northern rebels in early August said they had killed at …

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Convoy carrying more than 1,000 civilians ambushed in Burkina last week, governor says

14 Aug 2024

DAKAR (Reuters) – Suspected jihadists ambushed a military convoy carrying more than 1,000 civilians in Burkina Faso last week, leading to civilian deaths and injuries, the regional governor said in a statement published on Wednesday, without providing a death toll. The ambush took place on Aug. 9 in the village of Tawori in the east …

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Nigerian lawmakers withdraw proposed subversive law after public outcry

14 Aug 2024

By Camillus Eboh and Ope Adetayo LAGOS (Reuters) -Nigerian lawmakers on Wednesday withdrew a proposed law that would have imposed punishments of up to 10 years in jail for actions deemed subversive following a public outcry over fears that it was an attempt to crack down on dissent following a wave of anti-government protests. In …

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Mpox vaccines likely months away even as WHO, Africa CDC discuss emergency

14 Aug 2024

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – Vaccines to help curb an escalating mpox outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries may still not reach the central African country for months even as the World Health Organization considers following Africa’s top public health agency in declaring the outbreak an emergency. On Tuesday, Africa Centres …

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