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Frexit: Why Ivory Coast is joining African campaign to expel French troops
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1 week, 1 day ago

Frexit: Why Ivory Coast is joining African campaign to expel French troops

Al Jazeera  

French military troops who have been in Ivory Coast for decades will soon be leaving, Ivorian officials have said, signalling more diplomatic setbacks for France amid local resentment that has caused one-time allies in West and Central Africa to sever ties with Paris. President Alassane Ouattara’s announcement on Tuesday puts Ivory Coast on a growing list of African countries cutting …

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UN food agency says 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves in West and Central Africa
3 weeks ago

UN food agency says 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves in West and Central Africa

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — More than 40 million people are now struggling to feed themselves across West and Central Africa with that number set to rise to 52 million by the middle of next year, the United Nations food agency said Friday. According to a new report released Friday, the World Food Program said 3.4 million people are currently facing “emergency …

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Warning as another case of ultra-deadly mpox strain hits Britain
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2 months ago

Warning as another case of ultra-deadly mpox strain hits Britain

Daily Mail  

Another case of the new deadly mpox strain has been detected in the UK, health officials confirmed today. All are household contacts of the first case The latest patient is under specialist care at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London Vials of single doses of the Jynneos vaccine for mpox are seen from a cooler at a …

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Two more UK cases of the new deadly strain of mpox are confirmed by health chiefs - with patients receiving specialist hospital care in London
2 months ago

Two more UK cases of the new deadly strain of mpox are confirmed by health chiefs - with patients receiving specialist hospital care in London

Daily Mail  

Two more people have caught the new deadly strain of monkeypox in the UK. The latest cases of Clade 1b mpox have been detected in household contacts of the first case, according to the UK Health Security Agency. A woman cares her baby suffering from a severe form of mpox in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Vials of single doses …

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Who is eligible for the mpox jab? As UK confirms first case of deadly new strain that can be transmitted through sex...everything you need to know
2 months, 1 week ago

Who is eligible for the mpox jab? As UK confirms first case of deadly new strain that can be transmitted through sex...everything you need to know

Daily Mail  

The deadly new strain of mpox which has ripped through several African nations has officially reached the UK, health officials revealed yesterday. However, mpox isn't considered a sexually transmitted disease, because it also spreads via other forms of close contact, such as skin-to-skin contact or sharing towels, clothing or bedding with someone who has the virus. After clade 2 sparked …

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Mpox 2024 hotspots: Map shows where new strain has been spotted - as health chiefs confirm three cases in the UK
2 months, 1 week ago

Mpox 2024 hotspots: Map shows where new strain has been spotted - as health chiefs confirm three cases in the UK

Daily Mail  

As Britain's toll of the ultra-deadly new strain of monkeypox rises to three patients, MailOnline can reveal the nations in the world that are being hit by the disease. The latest cases of Clade 1b mpox, which has ripped through several African countries, have been detected in household contacts of the first case, according to the UK Health Security Agency. …

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Mpox is again a global health emergency. How concerned should Californians be?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mpox is again a global health emergency. How concerned should Californians be?

LA Times  

This colorized electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows mpox particles, red, found within an infected cell, blue, cultured in a laboratory in Fort Detrick, Md. “That said, as I always say, an infection anywhere is potentially an infection everywhere,” Rimoin said, “and our best chance to reduce the impact of Clade I-related …

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Extreme heat increasingly endangers children in West and Central Africa, UNICEF says
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Extreme heat increasingly endangers children in West and Central Africa, UNICEF says

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Children in West and Central Africa are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, which further endangers their health, according to a new report by UNICEF published Wednesday. The extreme heat is creating health concerns for children and pregnant women as it is linked to higher chances of stillbirths, low birth weight and preterm births, according to the report. …

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Family of aid worker detained in Central African Republic for alleged rebel contacts urge release
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Family of aid worker detained in Central African Republic for alleged rebel contacts urge release

Hindustan Times  

DAKAR, Senegal — The family of a Portuguese-Belgian aid worker detained in the Central African Republic for allegedly being in touch with armed groups to plot a coup maintained his innocence and called for his release Tuesday, even as the African government said it had evidence to support its accusations. Family of aid worker detained in Central African Republic for …

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Family of aid worker detained in Central African Republic for alleged rebel contacts urge release
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Family of aid worker detained in Central African Republic for alleged rebel contacts urge release

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The family of a Portuguese-Belgian aid worker detained in the Central African Republic for allegedly being in touch with armed groups to plot a coup maintained his innocence and called for his release Tuesday, even as the African government said it had evidence to support its accusations. Figueira Martin, a consultant for the American aid organization FHI …

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Central African Republic faces increased rebel activity and spillover from Sudan war, UN experts say
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Central African Republic faces increased rebel activity and spillover from Sudan war, UN experts say

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Activities of armed groups in the volatile Central African Republic have increased, complicating a security landscape that has seen a spillover of the conflict in neighboring Sudan, U.N. experts warn in a new report. The panel of experts cite confirmed reports of air raids by the Sudanese military around border areas and of fighters from the rival …

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Sexual assaults rise in Central African Republic. Wagner, bandits and even peacekeepers are blamed
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Sexual assaults rise in Central African Republic. Wagner, bandits and even peacekeepers are blamed

Associated Press  

BANGUI, Central African Republic — It was too late for the mother to shield her children when the two masked and armed Russian fighters burst into her home, held her at gunpoint and took turns raping her. She blamed the Russians who are part of the Wagner mercenary group that operates alongside Central African Republic’s army and has been accused …

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Sexual assaults rise in Central African Republic. Wagner, bandits and even peacekeepers are blamed
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Sexual assaults rise in Central African Republic. Wagner, bandits and even peacekeepers are blamed

The Independent  

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Chad main opposition figures barred as leaders cleared for election
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Chad main opposition figures barred as leaders cleared for election

Al Jazeera  

The central African country’s presidential election is set to take place in May. Authorities in Chad have cleared 10 candidates for this year’s long-awaited presidential election, barring two fierce opponents of the military government from standing. Chad’s Constitutional Council announced on Sunday that outspoken opposition figures Nassour Ibrahim Neguy Koursami and Rakhis Ahmat Saleh would be barred. The barring of …

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UN warns nearly 50 million people could face hunger next year in West and Central Africa
1 year ago

UN warns nearly 50 million people could face hunger next year in West and Central Africa

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The United Nations warned on Tuesday that hunger could surge across West and Central Africa next year, primarily driven by violence in the conflict-riddled region. Nearly 50 million people could face food insecurity and more than 2.5 million will be on the brink of starvation, said officials from the U.N., the Food and Agriculture Organization, regional and …

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Putin to run for Russian Presidency again. A look at world's longest-serving leaders
1 year, 1 month ago

Putin to run for Russian Presidency again. A look at world's longest-serving leaders

India Today  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday told soldiers who had served in the ongoing war in Ukraine that he would run for the Presidency again in the 2024 election. Cameroon's Biya: 41 years Ninety-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya has ruled his West African country with an iron fist since November 1982. Uganda's Museveni: 37 years Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, 79, …

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Gabon military government appoints former opposition leader as interim PM
1 year, 4 months ago

Gabon military government appoints former opposition leader as interim PM

Al Jazeera  

Raymond Ndong Sima, a 68-year-old economist, was an outspoken critic of President Ali Bongo, who was removed by military officers last month. Gabon’s military government, which seized power in a coup last week, appointed a former opposition leader, Raymond Ndong Sima, as the prime minister of its transitional government. The coup was greeted with scenes of jubilation in the capital …

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Gabon coup leader: No rush to elections and ‘the same mistakes’
1 year, 4 months ago

Gabon coup leader: No rush to elections and ‘the same mistakes’

Al Jazeera  

The coup – West and Central Africa’s eighth in three years – drew cheering crowds onto the streets of the capital, Libreville. The leader of a coup that overthrew Gabon’s President Ali Bongo says he wants to avoid rushing into elections that “repeat past mistakes” as pressure mounts to hand back power to a civilian government. A spokesman for Gabon’s …

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Gabon president Ali Bongo ‘under house arrest’ as military says it has seized power in coup
1 year, 4 months ago

Gabon president Ali Bongo ‘under house arrest’ as military says it has seized power in coup

The Independent  

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Soldiers in Gabon say they’ve seized power and appointed the republican guard chief as head of state
1 year, 4 months ago

Soldiers in Gabon say they’ve seized power and appointed the republican guard chief as head of state

The Hindu  

Mutinous soldiers in Gabon announced late Wednesday that the head of the country’s elite republican guard would lead the Central African country, hours after saying they had placed the country’s newly re-elected president under house arrest. The coup leaders said in an announcement on Gabon’s state TV that Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema had been “unanimously” designated president of a …

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Mutineers in Gabon appoint a military leader after detaining the president, alleging corruption
1 year, 4 months ago

Mutineers in Gabon appoint a military leader after detaining the president, alleging corruption

Associated Press  

LIBREVILLE, Gabon — Mutinous soldiers in Gabon proclaimed their republican guard chief as the country’s leader Wednesday after placing the just-reelected President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest, alleging betrayal and massive embezzlement during his long-time rule over the oil-rich Central African nation. The coup leaders said in an announcement on Gabon’s state TV that Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema …

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Russia’s Wagner mercenaries face uncertainty after the presumed death of their leader in plane crash
1 year, 4 months ago

Russia’s Wagner mercenaries face uncertainty after the presumed death of their leader in plane crash

Associated Press  

The Wagner Group’s presence extends from the ancient battlegrounds of Syria to the deserts of sub-Saharan Africa, projecting the Kremlin’s global influence with mercenaries accused of using brutal force and profiting from seized mineral riches. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., said Friday that Wagner’s forces “are destabilizing, and we’ve encouraged countries in Africa to condemn their presence …

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Niger closes airspace as ECOWAS deadline for coup reversal expires
1 year, 5 months ago

Niger closes airspace as ECOWAS deadline for coup reversal expires

Al Jazeera  

Niger’s coup leaders say there has been a pre-deployment of troops in two Central African nations for military intervention. Niger’s coup leaders have closed the country’s airspace after rejecting an ultimatum from West African states to reinstate deposed President Mohamed Bazoum or risk military intervention. ‘Not taking any risks’ Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford, reporting from Senegal, said the Nigerien military’s …

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After mutiny, clouds hover over Wagner’s operations in Africa
1 year, 6 months ago

After mutiny, clouds hover over Wagner’s operations in Africa

Al Jazeera  

Wagner’s mutiny in Russia has been eyed with interest and concern in Africa as questions mount over its operations. Many observers in Western and Central Africa watched with piqued attention as the Wagner Group mutiny unfolded in Russia, curious about its significance on the mercenary force’s vast operations on the continent. “For Mali and CAR, what is important for is …

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