DAKAR—Health authorities in Guinea are monitoring 155 people who may have been in contact with a confirmed case of Marburg virus disease, a highly infectious haemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola, a World Health Organization official said on Tuesday. The Marburg case, which the WHO said was the first in West Africa, was confirmed in Gueckedou…
WHO Says Guinea Monitoring 155 Contacts After Confirmed Marburg Case
Death Toll From Algeria Forest Fires Rises to 42
ALGIERS—Forty-two people, including 25 military men, have died in wildfires that erupted east of the Algerian capital, Algiers, Prime Minister Ayman Benabderrahmane said on Tuesday. Benabderrahmane also told state television the government had asked for help from the international community and was in talks with partners to hire planes to extinguish fires. By Hamid Ould…
Ethiopian PM Urges ‘Eligible Citizens’ to Join Army and Fight Tigray Forces
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has urged eligible citizens on Tuesday to join the military and end its conflict with rebels in the Tigray region “once and for all.” “Now is the right time for all capable Ethiopians who are of age to join the Defence Forces, Special Forces and militias to show your patriotism,”…
In Boko Haram’s Backyard, a Congregation Worships on Rubble
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—For years Christians in Nigeria’s Borno State have watched ISIS terrorists burn their churches, but now they say the government itself is tearing them down. The demolition of a church in the city that has weathered attacks by the murderous insurgency known as Boko Haram for 12 years has ignited a fire storm of…
Arson Suspected as Wildfires Rage Across Algeria, 7 People Killed
Dozens of wildfires have spread in Algeria and killed at least seven people while injuring two others, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. A government official in the North African country said arson is suspected for the blazes and an investigation will be launched to identify those behind it. “Only criminal hands can be behind the simultaneous…
Arson Suspected as Wildfires Rage Across Algeria, 24 People Dead
Dozens of wildfires have spread in Algeria and killed at least 24 people, including 18 military men, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. A government official in the North African country said arson is suspected for the blazes and an investigation will be launched to identify those behind it. “Only criminal hands can be behind the simultaneous…
At Least 51 Killed in Mali Village Raids, District Official Says
BAMAKO—At least 51 people were killed when Islamist militants raided three villages in central Mali near the border with Niger, a district administrator said on Monday. Ouatagouna, Karou, and Deouteguef were simultaneously attacked around 6 p.m. on Sunday, according to a note from the Asongo district administrator to the governor of Gao region. The United…
42 Migrants Feared Dead as Boat Capsizes Off Western Sahara
BARCELONA, Spain—Some 42 migrants, including 30 women and eight children, are believed to have died when their boat capsized in rough seas shortly after setting sail from the coastal town of Dakhla, in Western Sahara, a Spanish migrants rights activist said. Helena Maleno, founder of the NGO Walking Borders, tweeted late Thursday that she had…
South Africa’s Jailed Ex-President Zuma in Hospital
South Africa’s imprisoned former President Jacob Zuma has been admitted to hospital for observation near the Estcourt Correctional Center where he is currently serving a 15-month sentence, the government announced on Friday. Zuma is in prison for defying a Constitutional Court order to testify at a state-backed inquiry probing allegations of corruption during his presidential…
U.S.-Sponsored Orphanage Burned in Nigeria by Terrorists
They came to the orphanage without parents. As of the night of Aug. 2, they were homeless, too. The only orphanage supported by a U.S. nonprofit in the conflict-devastated Jos area of Plateau State in Nigeria has been destroyed, but the staff and children are safe, according to Rev. William Murray, founder of the Religious Freedom…
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