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Ebola Outbreak in Africa Reaches Widest Expansion Ever

22 octobre 2026 à 12:41
Health officials are urgently seeking answers about the origins of a case newly identified in Nigeria, the first in that West African nation.

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Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja, Nigeria, where the country’s first Ebola patient was admitted this week. An African health official said that if authorities could not come up with ways to stamp out the outbreak, “the whole continent can be affected.”

Nigeria Announces First Case of Ebola in Current Outbreak

20 octobre 2026 à 21:01
Health officials praised the Nigerian authorities for their transparency in reporting the spread of the virus.

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Testing for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where thousands of people have died in this year’s outbreak.

Kenya Confirms Four New Ebola Cases

18 octobre 2026 à 13:58
Seven Ebola infections have now been confirmed in Kenya, which before this month had never recorded cases of the deadly virus.

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People at the Kenya-Uganda border this month. Uganda separates Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an Ebola outbreak has hit hard.

Dispute Between Trump Allies Centers on Millions Transferred From Congo

17 octobre 2026 à 16:45
The White House inquiry is focused on diverging accounts from Richard Grenell and Alina Habba Mildon about a $17 million transfer from a government account in the African country to a Texas defense firm.

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Richard Grenell and Alina Habba Mildon had once been close friends.

Dispute Between Trump Allies Centers on Millions Transferred From Congo

17 octobre 2026 à 16:45
The White House inquiry is focused on diverging accounts from Richard Grenell and Alina Habba Mildon about a $17 million transfer from a government account in the African country to a Texas defense firm.

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Richard Grenell and Alina Habba Mildon had once been close friends.

Second Ebola Infection Announced in Kenya

15 octobre 2026 à 13:38
The case is likely to raise alarms in the country and increase scrutiny of the government’s surveillance measures.

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A nurse gestures inside Nairobi Hospital, where an Ebola patient was isolated immediately upon arrival and treated at the hospital’s East Wing Isolation Facility. The patient later died.

A Trump Loyalist, a Turkish Investor and a Battle for Wealth and Influence

13 octobre 2026 à 13:42
A Turkish businessman once allied with the Maduro regime has tied the knot with President Trump’s former personal lawyer, Alina Habba, at the same time he is seeking to retain a big contract in Venezuela.

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Delcy Rodríguez, the interim president of Venezuela, at the Miraflores Palace in May.

He Helped Discover Ebola 50 Years Ago. He’s Still Worried.

12 octobre 2026 à 05:02
In an interview, Dr. Peter Piot recalled when he first saw the spindly virus under a microscope and reflected on a five-decade career spent fighting two deadly pathogens.

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Dr. Peter Piot was among the first scientists to see the Ebola virus, as a young researcher in Belgium in 1976.

He Helped Discover Ebola 50 Years Ago. He’s Still Worried.

12 octobre 2026 à 05:02
In an interview, Dr. Peter Piot recalled when he first saw the spindly virus under a microscope and reflected on a five-decade career spent fighting two deadly pathogens.

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Dr. Peter Piot was among the first scientists to see the Ebola virus, as a young researcher in Belgium in 1976.

Inside Erik Prince’s Mercenary Deal in Congo

10 octobre 2026 à 09:35
The injury of a former Green Beret and death of an elite soldier from New Zealand have highlighted the Blackwater founder’s growing role in one of Africa’s most intractable conflicts.

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Erik Prince, the American military contractor, has sought opportunities in resource-rich countries plagued by conflict, mostly in Africa.
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