Police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on Thursday after he left court in the capital Dakar where hearings are underway in a libel case against him. The demonstrations are the latest sign of unrest in the West African country where elections[Read More…]
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E/Guinea Confirms First-Ever Marburg Outbreak
Equatorial Guinea Monday confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease after preliminary tests carried out following the deaths of at least nine people in the country’s western Kie Ntem Province turned out positive for the viral haemorrhagic fever. Equatorial Guinean health authorities sent samples to the Institut Pasteur reference[Read More…]
Burkina Faso Gunmen Kill 15 Nigerian Pilgrims Bound For Senegal
At least 15 Nigerian Muslim pilgrims on their way to Senegal were killed when gunmen in Burkina Faso attacked the buses transporting them, Nigeria’s presidency said on Monday. “President Muhammadu Buhari has received the tragic news of the murder,” the State House said in a statement, without providing further details[Read More…]
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