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A case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Marrakech, Morocco, prompting the authorities to step up health surveillance. This case marks the first infection reported in the country since the start of the widely publicized global Mpox epidemic. In an official statement, the Ministry of Health announced that a patient …

On Thursday, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved the National Assembly, which he said had decided to row against the will of the Senegalese people. This provision is based on article 87 of the Constitution. The Senegalese people will then be called to the polls on Sunday November 17, 2024 …

The Malian judiciary has ordered the release, under judicial supervision, of eleven political leaders arrested on June 20. Members of the March 31st Declaration, a coalition of parties calling for a return to constitutional order in Mali, they are charged with opposition to the exercise of legitimate authority. They had …

Rapper Koba LaD was involved in a fatal accident in Créteil, France, while under the influence of drugs, the Créteil public prosecutor’s office said. The artist was not yet in police custody due to his hospitalization, but was behind the wheel at the time of the accident, which claimed the …

One million people have been affected by heavy flooding in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maidguri, a government official said. Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, reported that the estimate was based on a preliminary assessment conducted by the government following the floods that inundated the city of Maiduguri causing …

Apple’s latest product, the iPhone 16, will be available from September 13 as it promises an unprecedented user experience thanks to the integration of artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence in the iPhone 16 Apple has integrated a chip dedicated to artificial intelligence to optimize numerous functions, such as photo-taking, object recognition …

A 19-year-old woman has been arrested for fatally stabbing her neighbor’s son during a confrontation in the Ijegun area of Lagos State, Nigeria, according to reports. The suspect stabbed the victim with a broken botle on his neck which caused him grievous bodily harm, according to the State Police Public …

50,000 doses of smallpox vaccine from the United States have arrived a week after the arrival of a first batch from the European Union, Congolese authorities said. Adults in Équateur, Sud-Kivu and Sankuru, the three provinces most affected, will be vaccinated first, starting on October 2, said Cris Kacita Osako, …

The death toll from the cholera epidemic in Sudan has risen to 235, announced the Sudanese Ministry of Health. “361 new cases of cholera had been recorded, including 7 deaths in the states of Kassala, Al Gaddarif (east) and Nile (north),” the ministry said. “This brings the number of cholera …

Dozens of inmates have escaped from a high-security prison in Kakata, northeast of the capital, Monrovia, in Liberia, the authorities said. “The 47 inmates were able to escape because of a breach in the prison security system,” the Justice Ministry said in a statement. The ministry said “it was deeply …