This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: Cholera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Measles in South Africa Monkeypox in the WHO African Region For each of these events, a brief description, followed by public health measures implemented and an interpretation of the situation is provided. A table

Hundreds of people attended a memorial service in Lusaka on Tuesday for a Zambian student who died fighting for Russia in Ukraine as Tanzania confirmed the death of another student who was also recruited in a Russian jail. Family members broke down as they filed past the coffin of Lemekani Nyirenda at Lusaka Baptist Church, where the 23-year-old was a

NAIROBI, Kenyan President William Ruto left the country Monday evening for a three-day official visit to France and Senegal. During his visit to France, Ruto will hold talks with his French counterpart, President Emmanuel Macron. State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohammed, in a statement on Monday, said talks between the two leaders will center around the status of key development projects

NAIROBI, Three people were killed and three others injured on Monday after an attack by illegal miners at the Karebe mines near Kibigori, Nandi County. In a statement on Monday, Karebe Gold Mining Limited indicated that the deceased were working at the site when the attack happened at around 4pm. “Our staff were instantly killed when a wall built to