By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senenews
The diphtheria outbreak has reached 422 confirmed cases and 14 deaths in Senegal, according to figures published on 25 October 2026 by the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene. The cases are spread across 60 districts in 13 regions; no additional deaths were reported in this update, Senenews reports.
South Africa’s Water and Sanitation Minister, Pemmy Majodina, refuses to describe illnesses caused by contaminated water in Bronkhorstspruit as an outbreak, despite 833 people receiving treatment. She defended the position during a hospital visit on 26 October, saying no serious cases or deaths had been reported, Daily Maverick reports.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: Daily Maverick ·
The Congolese health minister reported a fresh rise in Ebola cases, as the outbreak remains active in seven provinces and has affected 66 of the 178 health zones concerned. Presented to the Council of Ministers on 23 October, the response is focused in particular on Mandima and North Kivu, according to the government report cited by Beto.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Beto ·
The World Health Organisation has issued an alert after the first documented human case of Shamonda virus was detected in a man who died in the Lyon region of France. Only one case has been reported and French authorities have identified no risk to the general population, according to the Daily Monitor.
🇫🇷 France · Source: Daily Monitor ·
After an imported Ebola case was confirmed in Abuja on 20 October 2026, the West African Health Organization is calling on people to step up their vigilance. It is coordinating surveillance with Nigerian authorities and ECOWAS member states, and recommends hygiene measures and prompt medical attention if symptoms occur, according to WAHO.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Icilomé ·
Fadilou Keïta calls on Diomaye Faye to reshuffle governmentFadilou Keïta, a PASTEF official and former director general of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, is calling on Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to reshuffle the government. He links the request to the deadlock over the 2026 supplementary finance bill and the risk facing the 2027 budget, according to Senego.
Nigeria expands Ebola fund to Lassa feverNigeria will use the 10 billion naira approved for Ebola preparedness to monitor and control other endemic diseases, including Lassa fever. NCDC director-general Jide Idris said the measures would also cover diagnostics and border controls, on Channels Television.The week in Africa
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