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Nigeria investigates fictitious ‘presidential’ agency accused of accessing public funds

Nigerian authorities have opened an investigation into how a fictitious government agency, allegedly operating with forged appointment letters bearing the president’s name, managed to access public funds. The case has raised fresh concerns about oversight gaps in the management of state resources and the vulnerability of bureaucratic channels to impersonation. How the scheme allegedly operated […]

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DR Congo Ebola Health Workers Strike Over Pay Delays

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Health workers at the epicentre of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s ongoing Ebola outbreak have walked off the job, citing long-standing frustrations over delayed salaries and irregular pay. The industrial action comes at a sensitive moment for the country’s efforts to contain the virus, raising concerns among humanitarian organisations about the continuity of frontline medical

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DRC Scales Up Ebola Treatment Capacity in Ituri Province as Outbreak Spreads

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Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are expanding treatment capacity in Ituri province as they work to contain an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus. Patient care infrastructure has been significantly reinforced in recent weeks to respond to the evolving demands of the epidemic, according to reports from the affected region.

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France Completes Diplomatic Withdrawal from Burkina Faso Amid Prolonged Rift

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France has completed the withdrawal of its entire diplomatic team from Burkina Faso, the French foreign ministry has confirmed, bringing to a close more than four years of progressively strained relations between Paris and the military-led government in Ouagadougou. The move follows Burkina Faso’s formal decision to break off diplomatic ties with its former colonial

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All of Africa Today: Daily News Digest for July 8, 2026

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Each day, AllAfrica compiles a continent-wide news digest designed to give readers a single entry point into the stories shaping African nations. The July 8, 2026 edition continues that tradition, surfacing reporting from across the region’s diverse media landscape and bringing together coverage that might otherwise be scattered across dozens of local outlets. A Continent

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Pakistan Reportedly Steps Into Mediation Role Over Libya Reunification Talks

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Pakistan has reportedly entered the diplomatic arena over Libya’s long-running political fragmentation, with news agency Reuters reporting that Islamabad has begun mediation efforts aimed at reunifying the North African country. The move, if confirmed in detail, would add a South Asian capital to the already crowded list of foreign governments and international bodies seeking to

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Rare Ebola Strain Tests Central and East Africa’s Health Systems

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A rare strain of the Ebola virus is continuing to spread across parts of Central and East Africa, placing local public health systems under significant strain and drawing renewed attention to the state of global health security. The outbreak, which has persisted for several months, is testing the capacity of national authorities to contain a

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DR Congo Ebola outbreak death toll surpasses 500 as healthcare workers threaten strike

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The Ebola outbreak sweeping through the Democratic Republic of Congo has now claimed more than 500 lives, according to figures released by the United Nations World Health Organization. The latest toll underscores the persistent challenge facing one of the worst Ebola epidemics the country has experienced in recent years. An epidemic centred on Ituri province

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Sierra Leonean fishermen blame Chinese trawlers for depleting coastal stocks

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Along the Atlantic coastline of Sierra Leone, small-scale fishermen say their daily catch has dwindled to a fraction of what it once was. Many in the artisanal fleet blame the presence of large foreign trawlers, particularly Chinese vessels, accusing them of operating illegally in territorial waters and stripping the seabed of fish. The complaints echo

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Thirty-Two Years On, Young Rwandans Reflect on Progress, Pain and Hope

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As Rwanda marks another Liberation Day, the country’s youngest citizens are at the centre of a national conversation that balances remembrance of profound loss with aspirations for the future. Thirty-two years after the end of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, many of those who now shape public life in Rwanda did not witness the

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DRC Ebola Death Toll Surpasses 400 as Virus Spreads Hundreds of Kilometers from Original Epicenter

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More than 400 people have died in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to public health authorities monitoring the crisis. The toll underscores the severity of what has become one of the most significant outbreaks of the disease in the country’s recent history, even as international organizations continue to work

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Clinical trial of Ebola treatments begins in DR Congo as outbreak continues

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Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have launched a clinical trial aimed at evaluating treatments for Ebola, as the country continues to grapple with an outbreak of the deadly haemorrhagic fever. The initiative comes amid mounting concern over the scale of the crisis and the limited therapeutic options currently available to frontline

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