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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 …

Caoimhin Kelleher, one of the players Liverpool are counting on to shine in the Premier League and Europe this season, is nevertheless considering leaving the club to find more playing time in other colors. At the age of 25, the Liverpool back-up goalkeeper is keen to take his career to …

A devastating fire at a school in Nyeri in central Kenya has risen to at least 21 after more bodies were found on the weekend, according to reports. Nineteen of them were recovered at the scene at Hillside Endarasha Primary School, while two children died of their injuries in hospital. …

In Chad, children are still forced to work as domestic servants or in mines, despite the rigor of the law prohibiting trafficking. Children are sold or pawned by their parents to be exploited as domestic servants, herdsmen or in gold mines. According to NGOs, “these children are often mistreated by …

Sixteen people lost their lives in a road accident in the department of Bambey in central Senegal, 127 km from Dakar, according to reports. The accident involved a collision between a truck and an intercity bus, which burst into flames following a head-on collision. “Sixteen lifeless bodies were counted, all …

At least 48 people were killed in a fuel tanker truck explosion following a collision with another vehicle in north-central Nigeria, the state’s disaster management agency said. The State Emergency Management Agency in north-central Niger state said “the fuel truck collided with a truck carrying travellers and cattle. Several other …

A 24-year-old woman was found dead in her boyfriend’s bedroom at Sege in the Ada West District, Ghana, according to reports. According to eyewitnesses, “the deceased had been absent from her family home in Goi for days before her death.” “The boyfriend found her hanging in his room when he …

Eminem, the American rapper whose career spans three decades, has established himself as the best in his field. Renowned for his exceptional talent, he has succeeded in forging a place for himself at the forefront of the music industry, both in the United States and internationally. For some of his …