Libya’s plan to hire 200 Syrian medical workers backfires
A proposed plan to recruit medical and nursing staff from Syria has sparked debate in Libya, with doctors and professional...
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DRC launches billion dollar Ebola response plan
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government has launched a new, 180-day emergency response plan to curb the Ebola epidemic...
Sudan: Food shortages and collapsing services worsen conditions
The situation in El Obeid, Sudan, is extremely poor, as civilians displaced by fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)...
Algeria: President seeks death penalty for arsonists
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has ordered the Justice Ministry to amend the criminal law to introduce the death penalty for...
Algeria: Volunteers support families displaced by wildfires
Volunteers have mobilised to provide essential supplies, including water, bread and milk, to families displaced by wildfires in Jijel province,...
Algeria: Funerals held for victims of deadly wildfires
Casualties of the wildfires in the northeastern Jijel province of Algeria were buried on August 28th, according to Africa News...
At least 12 dead due to wildfires in Algeria
At least 12 people have died in the fires that have destroyed many hectares of Algerian forests. According to Algerie...
Libya: UN targets fuel subsidy and medicine corruption
Libyan oversight institutions and the United Nations have opened talks on immediate measures and longer term reforms to fix the...
DR Congo Ebola cases rise to 4,449 as deaths reach 2,061
The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported 4,449 confirmed Ebola cases and 2,061 deaths, highlighting the continued spread of the...
Libya’s doctors encouraged to apply for 2027 Arab doctor awards
The Ministry of Health of the Government of National Unity announced the opening of nominations for Libyan doctors for the...
Half of children displaced in Somalia are acutely malnourished MSF says
Half of all displaced children in southwest Somalia are acutely malnourished according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF), The New Arab...
DR Congo to open largest treatment centre for Ebola
The largest centre for Ebola treatment is about to open in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as the spread of...
Tunisia: Opposition leader undertakes hunger strike
A hunger and medication strike was undertaken by Rached Ghannouchi, head of the Islamist Ennahda party in Tunisia, Middle East...
Suspected Ebola causes 200 passengers to be isolated in Congo
200 passengers on a river boat have been isolated by the Democratic Republic of Congo after a man died of...
DR Congo: WHO urges urgent support as Ebola spreads
The World Health Organization (WHO) has renewed its appeal for greater international support as Ebola spreads across the Democratic Republic...
