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The outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease was declared over today by the Government of Rwanda with no new cases reported over the last 42 days after the last patient tested negative for the virus twice, as per the usual protocol for ending…

Haitian government declared a state of emergency and night-time curfew late, in a bid to regain control of the streets after an explosion of violence over the weekend saw armed gang members storm the country's two biggest prisons. The…

A state of humanitarian emergency has been announced in the Republic of Congo, following flooding caused by heavy rains that's been pouring for over a month. The government also announced the release of an emergency fund estimated at 4…

Africans Rising for Unity, Justice, Peace and Dignity, a non- governmental organization has condemned the death and destruction caused by the war in Sudan and calls for immediate cessation of hostilities so as to enable Sudanese citizen…

Zimbabwe has declared 17th November a state of emergency in the capital, Harare, over a deadly cholera outbreak. The capital of some 1.5 million people has been badly hit by an outbreak of the disease that has affected all provinces of…

Ethiopian Council of Ministers is declaring a state of emergency in the country’s Amhara region after authorities pleaded for help as clashes intensify between regional forces and the military. The prime minister’s office announced the…

The UN's health agency, World Health Organization (WHO)  has declared an end to a nearly four-month outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, saying the disease, a cousin of Ebola, had caused 35 confirmed or suspected deaths. "The…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a state of national disaster in an attempt to stem the deep electricity crisis that is undermining the daily life and economy of the continent's leading industrial power. For months, …

Thirty-eight people died and earthy were wounded in central Senegal after two buses collided in the on Sunday, President Macky Sall said in statements. The crash, one of the deadliest in the West African country's recent memory, was on one…

A nighttime curfew has been declared in 3 Chadian three cities, N'Djamena, Moundou, Doba and Koumra, the Prime minister announced after banned protests took place and were violently repressed. On Thursday, security forces opened fire on…