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AllAfrica News2026-09-28 Read
Namibia: Anti-Graft Body Summons Airports Boss
[Namibian] THE Anti-Corruption Commission has summoned Namibia Airports Company chief executive Bisey Uirab for questioning amid mounting scrutiny over procurement and governance irregularities
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South Africa: At Least 27 People Killed in Separate South African Mass Shootings
[Premium Times] Some residents of the community have attributed the violence to competition over the control of the illicit gold mining trade between powerful gangs.
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Africa CDC Welcomes Increased UK Support to Ebola Response
[Africa CDC] Africa CDC welcomes the United Kingdom Government's decision to increase its support to the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, bringing its total commitment to £78.7 million.
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Africa CDC Extends Condolences to President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the People of Tanzania
[Africa CDC] The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has learned with deep sadness of the passing of Mr Hafidh Ameir, First Gentleman of the United Republic of Tanzania and husband of H.E. President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
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Emergency Funding Alone Is Insufficient to End Bundibugyo Virus
[Africa CDC] As the September 2026 UN High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response approaches the global health architecture is under spotlight. Currently characterized by fragmentation, duplication, misaligned priorities, competition, gaps in financing, and persistent power imbalances, it is hoped a reform on the architecture will help effectively respond to outbreaks in the world.
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When Ebola Strikes, HIV Care Cannot Stop
[Africa CDC] As the Democratic Republic of the Congo responds to the Ebola outbreak in Ituri, there are growing concerns about people living with HIV missing their regular care and treatment.
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Health Experts and Researchers Invited to Share Knowledge Through Continental Hub
[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is calling on researchers, healthcare practitioners, policymakers and national public health institutes across the continent to join its Africa Health Knowledge Hub and contribute research, guidance and policies to strengthen evidence-based public health decision-making in Africa.
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Africa CDC Welcomes U.S. Convened G20+ Ebola Meeting and Calls for United Action, Faster Delivery and Full Transparency
[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) welcomes the leadership of the United States in convening the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting on Accelerating Collective Action to Defeat Ebola, to be held on 23 September 2026 in New York, on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly.
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Africa CDC and Geneva Learning Foundation Partner to Strengthen Immunisation
[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa and Geneva -- A new partnership between the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF) aims to strengthen immunisation across Africa by connecting continental priorities with frontline health workers and bringing their experience and local solutions into decision-making.
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South Sudan and Uganda Sign a Landmark Agreement to Strengthen Cross-Border Collaboration On Health Security
[Africa CDC] Two neighbours will strengthen joint preparedness and response to public health emergencies
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Reaching Hospital Was Only the First Step - a Stroke Survivor’s Call for Safer Care
[Africa CDC] World Patient Safety Day 2026 · 17 September 2026
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G20+ Mobilises U.S.$2.9 Billion for Ebola Response As Africa CDC Calls for Full Transparency and Traceability of Every Dollar
[Africa CDC] New York/Addis Ababa, 24 September 2026
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Ebola Response Shows Progress, but Outbreak Remains a Continental Emergency, African Scientists Say
[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Four months after the Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was designated a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), the Africa CDC Emergency Consultative Group (ECG) has completed an independent scientific review and issued recommendations for the next phase of the response.
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Paho and Africa CDC Call for Sustained Investment and Stronger Africa-Americas Cooperation On Pandemic Preparedness
[Africa CDC] At UNGA, Burundi and Guyana joined PAHO and Africa CDC to advance country-led cooperation and financing for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response
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Ghana Holds Interest Rate At 14 Percent As Inflation Risks Rise
[Daba Finance] Ghana's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate at 14% for a third straight meeting as policymakers weighed rising inflation against economic growth. The Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to hold the rate after its September meeting, as expected by economists.
Africa | The Guardian2026-09-28 Read
Banished: the secret Trump deals sending migrants across the world - podcast
Investigations correspondent Louisa Loveluck reports on the Trump administration’s secret deportation deals, sending thousands of migrants to ‘third countries’ across the world
AllAfrica News2026-09-27 Read
Africa’s Mineral Strength Is Wasted If Countries Don’t Work Together - New Report
[The Conversation Africa] Green technologies are mineral-intensive: electric vehicles, batteries, solar panels, wind turbines and grids need cobalt, lithium, copper, manganese, graphite and rare earths. The International Energy Agency estimates that electric cars require six times more minerals than a petrol or diesel car. A wind power plant requires about nine times more minerals than a gas-fired plant.
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Nigeria/Senegal: Nigeria Prevail but Senegal Draw On Vieira’s Debut in 2027 Afcon Qualifiers
[RFI] Powerhouse outfits Nigeria and Morocco launched their campaigns to reach the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations finals with victories over Madagascar and Gabon respectively on Friday night as World Cup participants Senegal and Egypt were held to draws.
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Ethiopia: UN Voices Grave Concern As Fighting Spreads Across Northern Ethiopia
[UN News] The UN said on Friday it remains gravely concerned by the continued deterioration of the security situation across northern Ethiopia, as fighting spreads across multiple fronts and increasingly disrupts humanitarian operations.
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Ethiopia: Breaking the Pretoria Architecture - How Ethiopia’s Fragmented Wars Converged Into a Single Existential Threat
[African Arguments] When the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement was signed in November 2022, international observers prematurely celebrated the end of one of this century's most devastating conflicts. The silence of the guns in Tigray was treated as a definitive roadmap toward peace. What the international community failed to see was that the Pretoria architecture did not resolve Ethiopia's core systemic collapse; it merely localized and delayed it.

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