By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Togotopnews
Illustrative image · Andy Coffie · Pexels · Licence PexelsThe absence of an approved vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola complicates the response after a case was confirmed in Nigeria. The World Health Organization has identified candidate treatments and vaccines that must be assessed in clinical trials, according to Togotopnews.
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The Ebola outbreak in Africa is leading to tighter border controls and reports of breaches.
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29 OctEbola: Togo strengthens border controlsTogo is strengthening surveillance at its borders after a Bundibugyo-strain Ebola case was confirmed in Nigeria on 20 October 2026, with thermal screening at Lomé airport, the port and land crossings, according to 24 Heure Info and Focusinfos. Focusinfos says the case involved a woman who returned from Uganda and was evacuated to Switzerland on 26 October, and that no cases had been reported in Togo by 27 October. The outlet also reports on the epidemic in DR Congo and Kenya, as well as difficulties facing the regional response.
🇹🇬 Togo · Source: 24 Heure Info ·
Senegal is strengthening health preparations ahead of the Dakar Youth Olympic Games, which will bring together more than 2,700 athletes and 206 delegations. The risk of Ebola importation was raised after a case was confirmed in Nigeria, according to Health Emergency Operations Centre director Papa Samba Dièye.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Seneweb ·
African health ministers have agreed to strengthen border surveillance and aid to states affected by the Ebola epidemic, at a meeting organised by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 10,000 confirmed cases and 4,000 deaths have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the Africa CDC.
🇹🇩 Chad · Source: Alwihda Info ·
Bunia municipal councillor Paul Kamba reports 26 Ebola-related deaths in two weeks in Bankoko, including six in one day; health officials still have to confirm the figure. The Congolese Health Ministry recorded 10,060 confirmed cases and 4,887 deaths in the country as of 25 October, according to its data.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Kivu Morning Post ·
Maquis manager killed by partner in DaloaD. Lou Fabienne, 26, a maquis manager in Daloa, was killed at her home during an argument with her partner, S. Arthur, also 26. The suspect was arrested and the investigation was assigned to Daloa’s Research and Intervention Brigade, Netafrique reports.The week in Africa
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