By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Citizen
Tests on two people suspected of contracting Ebola in Nigeria have come back negative. The checks follow the isolation of suspected cases in the country’s north-east, The Citizen TZ reports.
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The Ebola outbreak in Africa is prompting tighter border checks and reports of suspected cases in Nigeria.
2 NovEbola in DRC: WHO urges countries to complete pandemic treaty
2 NovTwo Ebola isolation centres open in Kasindi, DR Congo
2 NovEbola: 17 of 18 tests negative in NigeriaTwo isolation centres for suspected Ebola cases are operational in Kasindi, in Beni territory, North Kivu. Set up at two health centres with support from the World Health Organisation, they have received three tonnes of infection prevention and control equipment, according to the WHO.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Beto ·
Kenya plans to release 46 people after 21 symptom-free days of monitoring, while five patients could be discharged after a second negative test. The releases would bring the number freed to 66, as the country records nine confirmed infections and two deaths, Capital FM reports.
🇺🇬 Uganda · Source: Capital FM ·
An army captain and a civilian were killed in clashes in Abyei after 25 cattle were stolen, according to local Information Minister Yohana Akol Ngor Kiir. Young people pursuing the suspects clashed with them on 30 October; four others were seriously injured, Eye Radio reports.
🇸🇸 South Sudan · Source: Eye Radio ·
Tshopo Governor Paulin Lendongolia Lebabonga has pledged to strengthen coordination of the response to the 17th Ebola epidemic. The commitment follows an intra-action review held from 28 to 31 October in Kisangani, whose recommendations are to guide the next measures, Kis24info reports.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Kis24info ·
Oyo doctors suspend strike until 15 NovemberDoctors from the Association of Medical and Dental Officers in Oyo State returned to work on 2 November after a week-long strike. Their union suspended the action until 15 November to continue negotiations on pay, unpaid allowances and recruitment, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.
26-year-old mechanic dies in Siguiri accidentMamadi Sacko, a 26-year-old mechanic, died after two motorbikes collided in Siguiri, Guinea, followed by a tanker truck running over his legs. Doctor Abdoulaye Bassirou Condé said he succumbed to his injuries at about 10pm, Visionguinee reports.The week in Africa
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