By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africanews
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tibet on Thursday evening, prompting residents to evacuate and emergency services to mobilise. Surveillance cameras filmed people leaving buildings, Africanews reports, while casualties had been reported in coverage already published by the outlet.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tibet, China, on Thursday evening, causing casualties and collapsing houses. Electricity and telecommunications were disrupted in Baqen county, while local authorities began checks and coordinated rescue efforts, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
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States in south-east Nigeria are strengthening surveillance against Ebola after a case was detected in Abuja, with no confirmed cases in the region. Abia is preparing isolation centres and seeking funds to buy protective equipment, while Enugu and Anambra are stepping up screening, Vanguard reports.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Vanguard ·
More than 500 people have been treated for gastrointestinal problems in South Africa: 408 residents near Pretoria and at least 111 students at Rhodes University. Authorities link the cases to water-quality problems, including at a station that supplied unchlorinated water for nearly three weeks, Africanews reports.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: Africanews ·
Long and unpredictable power cuts are disrupting work, education and daily life in Venezuela, where residents have protested in several cities. In Maracaibo, Yanira reports going without electricity for up to 11 hours in a day, while protesters have also blocked roads, according to Global Voices.
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WAEMU growth expected to reach 6.3% in 2026Growth in the West African Economic and Monetary Union is expected to reach 6.3% in 2026, after 6.5% in 2025, while its trade surplus stands at 2,088 billion CFA francs. Food production is forecast to rise by 6.7%, according to the regional economic outlook for the second quarter of 2026.
Guinea-Bissau cancels trial of hepatitis B vaccine given at birthThe clinical trial on the non-specific effects of the hepatitis B vaccine administered at birth in Guinea-Bissau has been cancelled, Danish epidemiologist Frederik Schaltz-Buchholzer announced. The study, partly funded by the United States and deemed unethical, will not go ahead, according to his message posted on LinkedIn and reported by Le Monde.The week in Africa
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