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DISTRESSING CONTENT WARNING: Some of the victims were burnt beyond recognition according to eyewitnesses, with the attack blamed on ADF rebels with links to Islamic State.

African countries have documented 1 597 suspected cases of monkeypox since the start of 2022, of which 66 have been fatal, the acting director of Africa's top public health agency Ahmed Ogwell Ouma said on Thursday.



DAKAR (Reuters) -Africa has documented 1,597 suspected cases of monkeypox since the start of 2022, of which 66 have been fatal, the acting director of...

"President [Felix] Tshisekedi has already raised the option of allowing Ugandan troops to enter Congolese territory to chase ADF terrorists together with" UN troops, a presidential adviser told AFP on condition of anonymity.

defenceWeb Written by Reuters - DR Congo soldiers. Killings by armed groups in the Democratic Repubic of Congo more than doubled last year, the United Nations said on Wednesday, underlining spiralling violence in the country’s east two years after Felix Tshisekedi became president. The UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) said militias executed at least 2 487 civilians in 2020, up from 1 029 the previous year. Fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan Islamist armed group,...

Gavi has awarded Abt a contract to provide technical assistance and distribution for the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines in up to 24 countries.