(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have risen to 782, including 178 deaths, as the outbreak spreads to two additional health zones, authorities said. The latest situation report showed that 72 new confirmed cases, including 29 deaths, were recorded in the eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu. The […] The post Ebola Cases Hit 782 In DRC first appeared on…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER} – Kenya’s President, William Ruto, has said the African Union (AU) is no longer fit for purpose and needs major reforms. Ruto made the statement while speaking at the Mashariki Cooperation Conference in Mombasa. He said African leaders have asked him to lead efforts to review and transform the AU so it can […] The post African Union Failing Africa, Says Kenyan President first…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN humanitarians have said that escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands more people to neighbouring countries where they face dire conditions without many basic necessities. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, reported on Thursday that 35,000 Congolese nationals have now reached Burundi since the […] The post DR Congo…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eleven people died and two others were injured in an explosion in a sugar factory in Morogoro, eastern Tanzania, Shabani Marugujo, head of the local emergency services, reported on Thursday. The accident, which has been attributed to a burst heating pipe, took place on Wednesday evening. The sugar factory had just restarted […] The post Explosion In Tanzanian Sugar Factory…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenyan President William Ruto, on Wednesday inaugurated a five-year road safety action plan as the country sought to curb the rising number of fatalities and injuries on its roads. The strategy aims to reduce the annual road accidents in the east African nation by over 50 per cent, Ruto said as he […] The post Kenya Rolls Out Road Safety Action Plan first appeared on African…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hundreds of hospital doctors joined a demonstration in the streets of the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday as a nationwide strike by medics neared its fourth week. About a dozen riot police in pickup trucks were out to monitor the protest, which was not authorised by the authorities. Members of the 7,000-strong […] The post Striking Kenyan Doctors Protest Poor Salaries,…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Uganda’s Ministry of Health said Friday that international donors have significantly cut funding for malaria projects in the country over global crises, including conflicts and climate change. Jimmy Opigo, Head of the National Malaria Control Division at the ministry, said this at a news conference in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. He […] The post Uganda Faces Malaria Crisis…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kenyan Government of Kenya will host this year’s edition of African Climate Week scheduled to take place from 4th to 8th of the Africa Climate Week (ACW). The event, which is jointly organized by the African Bank, Development Bank (AfDB), UN Climate Change, African Union (AU) and other development partners, will […] The post Kenya To Host Africa Climate Week In September…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Uganda on Wednesday declared an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that emerged almost four months ago and claimed the lives of 55 people. The move was confirmed in a statement issued by the World Health Organization (WHO), whose chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hailed the East African country’s “robust and comprehensive response” […] The post Uganda Declares End To Deadly Ebola…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Local media on Friday reported that Kenyan police have discovered the body of a prominent LGBTQ rights campaigner stuffed inside a metal box in the west of the country. Police sources said that motorbike taxi riders alerted the police after they saw the box dumped by the roadside from a vehicle with […] The post Prominent Kenyan LGBTQ Activist Found Dead first appeared on…