By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Citizen
Illustrative image · DΛVΞ GΛRCIΛ · Pexels · Licence PexelsKenyan experts have drawn up a package of seven measures to protect the country from Ebola. The proposal comes after calls for a coordinated response, according to The Citizen.
Kenyan Health Minister Aden Duale says the country could be declared free of Ebola after 42 days without a new case, in line with the period set by the World Health Organization. He says 551 people tested in 48 hours were negative and two Kenyans have died of the disease, according to his appearance on Citizen TV.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Citizen ·
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 ·
The WHO says Nigeria no longer has any Ebola cases after the patient and her husband, both Swiss citizens, were evacuated to Switzerland. The country will continue to monitor 52 contacts, while the patient will be cared for in Switzerland, according to WHO Regional Director for Africa Mohamed Janabi.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Pmnewsnigeria ·
The 42-year-old Nigerian Ebola patient was evacuated by medical aircraft from Abuja, according to ARISE News, cited by P.M. News. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed her infection on 20 October, after she arrived from Uganda via Addis Ababa on 3 October and developed symptoms on 7 October.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Pmnewsnigeria ·
Tanzanian opposition figure allegedly abducted near NairobiTwaha Mwaipaya, a former youth leader of Tanzania’s Chadema party, was allegedly abducted near Nairobi, Kenya. Amnesty International and his political party denounced his presumed disappearance on Sunday, according to Africanews, renewing concerns about the safety of Tanzanian opposition figures in the country.
Jeannette Kagame and Lalla Asmaa inaugurate hearing centre in RwandaRwandan First Lady Jeannette Kagame and Moroccan Princess Lalla Asmaa inaugurated a hearing diagnosis and rehabilitation centre at Rwanda Military Hospital in Kanombe. The opening, on 26 October, is part of a Moroccan programme, reports The New Times.The week in Africa
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