# congos (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover congos. Page: Feed: --- ## [Ebola spreads ‘exponentially’ in DRC as death toll hits 2,500](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/ebola-spreads-exponentially-in-drc-as-death-toll-hits-2500) _2026-08-21 · DAILYSABAH_ The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading at an alarming rate, with more than 5,200 cases and nearly 2,500 deaths reported as the virus overwhelms health... ## [Death toll tops 50 as overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria's Sokoto](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/death-toll-tops-50-as-overloaded-boat-capsizes-in-nigerias-sokoto) _2026-08-21 · DAILYSABAH_ At least 52 people died after an overloaded boat carrying farmers and laborers to rice farms capsized in northwestern Nigeria's Sokoto state, authorities said Friday, as rescu... ## [Nigerian kidnap survivors recount ‘hellfire’ captivity, hunger, abuse](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/nigerian-kidnap-survivors-recount-hellfire-captivity-hunger-abuse) _2026-08-21 · DAILYSABAH_ Frail and malnourished women and children lay across rows of hospital beds, their weakened bodies showing the physical toll of six months held captive in Nigeria’s remote bush. Th... ## [At least 51 dead as boat sinks in northwest Nigeria](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/at-least-51-dead-as-boat-sinks-in-northwest-nigeria) _2026-08-20 · DAILYSABAH_ At least 51 people were killed after a boat sank in Nigeria's northwestern Sokoto state Thursday, as rescue teams continued searching the waters for victims and possible survi... ## [UN warns South Sudan election could reignite conflict, atrocities](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/un-warns-south-sudan-election-could-reignite-conflict-atrocities) _2026-08-20 · DAILYSABAH_ A United Nations Commission warned Thursday that South Sudan's long-awaited elections set for December could reignite conflict and heighten the risk of atrocities. The warnin... ## [Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases outpacing response efforts at unprecedented speed](https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/321966-congo-s-ebola-outbreak-reaches-5-000-cases-outpacing-response-efforts-at-unprecedented-speed) _2026-08-20 · Naharnet Newsdesk · Health_ The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 5,000 cases, government data showed Wednesday, as responders warn it is spreading at an unprecedented speed outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country's remotest regions. Data from Congo's Ministry of Health showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths as of Sunday, as it rages in some of the most challenging conditions… ## [Pirates seize cargo ship off Somalia amid renewed maritime attacks](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/pirates-seize-cargo-ship-off-somalia-amid-renewed-maritime-attacks) _2026-08-17 · DAILYSABAH_ Pirates seized a cargo ship off Somalia on Monday, monitors said, marking the latest attack amid a resurgence of piracy around the Horn of Africa. Eight people boarded and took co... ## [DR Congo Ebola outbreak deadliest ever in country's history](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-deadliest-ever-in-countrys-history) _2026-08-17 · DAILYSABAH_ An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the country’s deadliest, killing over 2,300 people in three months, officials said Monday. The United Nations says... ## [UN warns food aid for South Sudan refugees could halt within weeks](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/un-warns-food-aid-for-south-sudan-refugees-could-halt-within-weeks) _2026-08-14 · DAILYSABAH_ A funding shortfall could leave South Sudan’s most vulnerable refugees without U.N. food aid within weeks, the world body warned Friday. 'Without immediate and urgent funding, the... ## [DRC’s Ebola outbreak hits 6th province as death toll tops 2,100](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/drcs-ebola-outbreak-hits-6th-province-as-death-toll-tops-2100) _2026-08-14 · DAILYSABAH_ Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province after a man died in the previously unaffected Bas-Uele province, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Preven... ## [Trade Bitcoin and Ethereum Today (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LbljMW33EDQQ) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell, and margin trade BTC and ETH with EUR, USD, CAD, GBP, or JPY. ## [Morocco moves to curb new migrant influx toward Spain's Ceuta](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/morocco-moves-to-curb-new-migrant-influx-toward-spains-ceuta) _2026-08-12 · DAILYSABAH_ Morocco stepped up measures Wednesday to prevent a fresh surge of migrants attempting to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after authorities detected a new wave of online disinfor... ## [Ferry disaster on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba kills at least 44](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/ferry-disaster-on-zimbabwes-lake-kariba-kills-at-least-44) _2026-08-12 · DAILYSABAH_ At least 44 people drowned when an overcrowded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba, police said Wednesday, updating the toll a day after the disaster. A witness said soon aft... ## [Congo’s Ebola outbreak surpasses 2,000 deaths as cases surge](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/congos-ebola-outbreak-surpasses-2000-deaths-as-cases-surge-245846) _2026-08-11 · DAILYSABAH_ More than 2,000 people have died among confirmed cases in Congo’s Ebola outbreak, which is spreading at the fastest pace recorded in the country, according to government data relea... ## [Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak](https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/321774-congo-says-2-000-people-have-died-in-its-ebola-outbreak) _2026-08-11 · Naharnet Newsdesk · Health_ At least 2,000 people have died in Congo's Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest data, as health authorities struggle to get help to remote localities due to rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppages over payment issues. Government data published overnight into Tuesday showed the outbreak has recorded a total of 4,381 confirmed cases, including 2,011 deaths.… ## [Congo's Ebola outbreak began months before it was declared: WHO](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/congos-ebola-outbreak-began-months-before-it-was-declared-who) _2026-08-10 · DAILYSABAH_ The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record took off in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday as responder... ## [US Senate committee votes to hold top Covid expert Fauci in contempt](https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/321693-us-senate-committee-votes-to-hold-top-covid-expert-fauci-in-contempt) _2026-08-06 · Naharnet Newsdesk · Health_ A Republican-led U.S. Senate panel on Thursday voted to hold the country's former top infectious disease official Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress, in an escalation of efforts to blame him for potential pandemic missteps. On the advice of lawyers Fauci last week had invoked his constitutional right to stay silent under antagonistic questioning from Republican senators, as they probed him over… ## [Make smoking cool again? Pop culture reboots the vice](https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/321495-make-smoking-cool-again-pop-culture-reboots-the-vice) _2026-07-27 · Naharnet Newsdesk · Health_ From beauty mogul Kylie Jenner lighting up on the cover of Vanity Fair to cigarette trays at singer Dua Lipa's wedding, the pop culture-verse has rebooted cigarettes as the accessory du jour, health risks be damned. ## [This year's Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record](https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/321457-this-year-s-ebola-outbreak-has-spread-faster-than-the-worst-on-record) _2026-07-24 · Naharnet Newsdesk · Health_ The Ebola outbreak in Congo has killed over 1,000 people, reaching the grim milestone nearly three times faster than the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic that is considered the worst on record. Data from Congo's Ministry of Health shows that as of Tuesday, the current outbreak, declared on May 15, has recorded 2,536 confirmed cases, including 1,033 deaths. ## [How to keep babies safe when temperatures soar](https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/321352-how-to-keep-babies-safe-when-temperatures-soar) _2026-07-20 · Naharnet Newsdesk · Health_ Infants, toddlers and young children need outdoor activity to build strong bodies and minds, but they also require extra care in the heat. In the summer months, those twin imperatives can make parents anxious. How long should kids be out? How do I know they're OK? What should I avoid? ## [Cuban lives cut short as health system flatlines](https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/321279-cuban-lives-cut-short-as-health-system-flatlines) _2026-07-15 · Naharnet Newsdesk · Health_ Rosa Valentina Perez has been lying in a bed in Cuba's main cancer clinic for nearly three weeks, waiting for a CT scan to diagnose loss of mobility in her legs. ## [One Cloud, Every AI Layer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fHZAVHTVguXV) _2026-07-15 · **Sponsored**_ Run agents, inference, and infrastructure on one stack — economics improve as you scale. ## [AUBMC brings Middle East’s first BlueSeal XE MRI System to Lebanon and region](https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/321130-aubmc-brings-middle-east-s-first-blueseal-xe-mri-system-to-lebanon-and-region) _2026-07-07 · Naharnet Newsdesk · Health_ The American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) has successfully installed the Middle East’s first Philips BlueSeal XE MRI system. The launch ceremony was attended by AUB President Fadlo R. Khouri, Dr. Weam Abou Hamdan, the director general of the Ministry of Public Health representing the Minister of Public Health Rakan Nassereldine, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to… ## [Hospitals in Europe gear up for next heat wave armed with lessons from this one](https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/321020-hospitals-in-europe-gear-up-for-next-heat-wave-armed-with-lessons-from-this-one) _2026-07-01 · Naharnet Newsdesk · Health_ Ice. Urgently and in large quantities. At a Paris-region hospital, emergency medics needed it to plunge patients into cold-water baths to speedily bring down their temperatures so they wouldn't join the growing tally of dead from a record-smashing heat wave. But lacking an ice-making machine, where to get it? ## [Ebola outbreaks complicated by victims who prefer traditional healers over hospitals](https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/320762-ebola-outbreaks-complicated-by-victims-who-prefer-traditional-healers-over-hospitals) _2026-06-18 · Naharnet Newsdesk · Health_ Whenever Ebola comes, some of the afflicted choose the road to the nearest hospital. Others take the path to the shrine of a traditional healer, often with devastating consequences. Many view the onset of hemorrhagic fever as a spiritual affliction and seek out herbs and prayers instead of going to the hospital. This is the case now in Congo, which is suffering its seventeenth outbreak of Ebola…