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WHO says Ebola outbreak in Congo shows signs of containment with no new cases reported

8 Oct 2025 8 Oct 2025

(Reuters) -The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo shows signs of containment, with no new confirmed or probable cases since the World Health Organization’s last update on October 1, the UN health agency said on Wednesday. As of October 5, a total of 64 cases, including 11 probable cases and 43 deaths, …

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Soccer-Egypt defeat Djibouti to qualify for World Cup

8 Oct 2025 8 Oct 2025

CASABLANCA (Reuters) -Egypt became the third African country to book a berth at next year’s World Cup finals with an easy 3-0 win over Djibouti in Casablanca on Wednesday that secured them top place in Group A with one game remaining. Egypt, who have competed at three previous World Cups, join fellow north African nations …

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Nearly 90% of surveyed East Congo clinics out of medicines, Red Cross says

8 Oct 2025 8 Oct 2025

October 8 (Reuters) -More than 200 health facilities in war-hit eastern Congo have run out of medicines due to widespread looting and supply chain disruptions during fighting this year, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday. The finding is part of a survey conducted last month of 240 health centres and …

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Burkina Faso arrests eight NGO employees accused of espionage

8 Oct 2025 8 Oct 2025

DAKAR (Reuters) -Eight employees of the International NGO Safety Organisation have been arrested in Burkina Faso on charges of espionage and treason and will be brought before a prosecutor, security minister Mahamadou Sana said late on Tuesday. Four foreign and four local staff, including a country director, are accused of collecting sensitive information in the …

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Madagascar president holds talks spurned by protesters

8 Oct 2025 8 Oct 2025

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -Youth protesters in Madagascar on Wednesday rejected an offer to join President Andry Rajoelina’s “national dialogue” with various groups, accusing his government of repression after weeks of demonstrations in the African island nation. Inspired by similar “Gen Z” movements in Kenya and Nepal, the protests that started on September 25 pose the biggest …

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Mandela’s grandson returns to South Africa after deportation by Israel

8 Oct 2025 8 Oct 2025

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The grandson of late South African president and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela arrived in Johannesburg on Wednesday after being detained and then deported by Israel, which prevented the flotilla he was part of delivering aid to Gaza. Mandla Mandela, who returned home with four other South Africans, said he and the group he …

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Soccer-Calculators at the ready to determine African World Cup aspirations

8 Oct 2025 8 Oct 2025

By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -African fans will need their calculators over the next week of World Cup qualifiers to figure out if their favoured team remains in contention for a place at next year’s finals in North America. The nine group winners all qualify automatically and will be determined when the group qualifying …

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Soccer-Cape Verde success would have been scarcely believable 20 years ago

8 Oct 2025 8 Oct 2025

By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -The Cape Verde Islands are one win away from a World Cup place that confirms the promise they have shown in recent years but would have been scarcely believable 20 years ago. The wind-swept island archipelago, off the west coast of Africa, with a population of around 600,000, will …

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Madagascar president plans ‘national dialogue’ as protesters declare ultimatum

8 Oct 2025 8 Oct 2025

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina said he planned to hold a “national dialogue” with various groups on Wednesday after youth protesters issued a 48-hour ultimatum for him to agree to their demands or face a national strike. On Monday, Rajoelina named army General Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo as the new prime minister a week after …

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Surging Nile waters inundate Egypt and Sudan, revive dispute over Ethiopian mega-dam

7 Oct 2025 7 Oct 2025

By Dina Sakr and Mohamed Ezz CAIRO (Reuters) -Rising Nile waters inundated homes and fields in northern Egypt over the weekend, forcing residents to move by boat and intensifying a war of words between Cairo and Addis Ababa over whether Ethiopia’s giant Nile dam has worsened seasonal floods. In the Nile Delta village of Dalhamo, …

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