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Health Ministry prepares Israel’s hospitals in event of Ebola case amid Central Africa outbreak
The ministry believes that the risk of an Ebola outbreak in Israel remains low, but has started preparations in the event that someone suspected to be infected arrives in the country.
Scientists race to develop Ebola vaccine amid DRC outbreak
Two people killed in Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine site plan, organizer, sources say
Latest outbreak of Ebola in central Africa prompts global health emergency
Congo, M23 rebels agree to framework pact backed by US and Qatar
It was the latest document signed in recent months as part of efforts, backed by the US and Qatar, to end decades of fighting in Congo, which has been an enduring threat to regional stability.
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ISIS-backed rebels kill 38 people in a church in Congo, several still missing
The assault in Komanda, a city in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, this Sunday left 15 injured and several people still missing.
‘Africa Calling’: West African royalty and Zulu magic at Haifa Museum of Art
Visitors will marvel at the vividness of the royal drapes with the emblems of the kings of Dahomey (today Benin) and see the ritual masks used by the Bambara people of Mali.
At least 50 hippos die from anthrax in Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo
Residents warned to avoid wild animals and boil water amid anthrax outbreak.
Anthrax kills 50 hippos in Congo's Virunga National Park
Tests confirmed anthrax poisoning, said Virunga Park director Emmanuel De Merode, adding that buffalo have been killed too. The exact cause of the poisoning was not yet clear.
Disease linked to bat consumption claims over 50 lives in Democratic Republic of Congo
The WHO warns that the overlap of a second outbreak in the village of Bomate, starting February 9, has intensified the crisis.
As winds shift against immigrants, refugee resettlement advocate Sasha Chanoff steps up
At a time of rising populism and increasing opposition worldwide to immigration from countries wracked by poverty and civil war, Chanoff says his work is more urgent than ever.
China Gold Mining Threatens Congo's Precious Ecosystem
In Congo's protected Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a Chinese gold mining operation decimates forests, threatens rare species, and devastates local communities, raising urgent global conservation questions.
Belgian state held accountable for colonial-era abduction of mixed-race children
The ruling overturned a 2021 one that had determined that the case was time-barred.
