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US deportees leave DRC for home countries

More than half of a group of South American migrants deported by the United States to Kinshasa have now left the Democratic Republic of Congo for their countries of origin, the Congolese government said on Friday. As part of a US immigration crackdown, 15 men and women from Colombia, Ecuador

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Nigeria Intensifies Preparedness As Ebola Risk Remains High

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has classified the risk of importation of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) into Nigeria as high, citing ongoing transmission in parts of East Africa, increased international travel, population movement, and porous borders. The assessment was disclosed by

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Kenya health minister says US Ebola centre will proceed despite court ban

Kenya’s health minister said on Wednesday that a US‑funded Ebola quarantine centre at Laikipia Air Base will go ahead, days after deadly protests over the project. Speaking in parliament, Aden Duale said the centre would serve both Kenyans and US nationals, dismissing fears it would be exclusive. “Laikipia airbase is

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UK police hunt Nigerian man after prison escape

British police are on the hunt for a Nigerian-born inmate who broke free from custody while being transported from a court in southeast London. The suspect, identified as 25-year-old Temitope Segun, was serving a sentence for supplying Class A drugs before he escaped on Monday, June 8, 2026. The Metropolitan