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            <title>Ebola Cases Climb to over 1,800 in DR Congo As Virus Spreads to 4th Province</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The total tally reached 1,830, including 648 deaths, since the outbreak was declared on May 15, according to the Health Ministry&#39;s situation update, Anadolu Agency reported.

Some 780 patients are currently under treatment, while 284 people have recovered.

The outbreak has been concentrated in Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces.

The ministry said the response to Ebola continues in the three provinces with &ldquo;strengthened national coordination, epidemiological surveillance, and community mobilization.&rdquo;

However, on Friday, authorities reported that the outbreak spread to a new Haut-Uele province in northeastern Congo after seven fatal cases were confirmed in the Wamba health zone.

Donors and partners have pledged $910 million to support the Ebola response in Congo and Uganda, where 20 cases have been reported.

On Friday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said it has been strengthening the Ebola response in Congo through the deployment of multidisciplinary expert teams to priority health zones, which account for 83% of cases, as part of the decentralized response approach.

Africa CDC Director General Jean Kaseya said the current Ebola outbreak in Congo serves as a stark reminder that every moment counts and every delay costs lives.

&ldquo;That is why Africa&rsquo;s ability to detect, respond, and contain outbreaks must be built where health threats emerge - in communities, through trusted health workers, strong surveillance systems, and rapid access to financing,&rdquo; he said in a post on the US social media platform X.

On May 17, two days after the outbreak was declared in Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:39:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Somaliland Musician Detained Over Song About al-Quds</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Kamil has been held without charge or trial for the past two weeks, his brother, Abdimajid Mohamud Abdillahi, said on Thursday.

According to his family, intelligence officers arrested the singer at his home in Hargeisa before transferring him to the Criminal Investigation Department. He was later moved to the central prison.

Abdimajid said security officials told the family that Kamil was being detained because of a song about occupied al-Quds that had not yet been officially released.

He added that the song contains no references to Somaliland, leading the family to believe that external pressure may have influenced the arrest.

Somaliland&#39;s opposition KAAH party condemned the detention, describing it as a violation of freedom of expression and part of a broader campaign to silence criticism of the breakaway administration&#39;s policy toward &ldquo;Israel.&rdquo;

In a statement, the party said the arrest of artists, journalists, and citizens for expressing their views undermines the constitutional rights to free expression and creativity.

KAAH called for Kamil&#39;s immediate release and urged the authorities to end what it described as intimidation targeting artists and members of the creative community, arguing that democratic governance must be based on the rule of law rather than repression.

Somaliland authorities have previously detained religious leaders, tribal elders, journalists, and youth activists who opposed the prospect of &ldquo;Israeli&rdquo; recognition of Somaliland, with several later released without trial.

The song at the center of the case, which has circulated on social media but has not been officially released, praises occupied al-Quds and emphasizes its religious significance.

According to Kamil&#39;s brother, the lyrics describe al-Quds as a city that &ldquo;has been stolen&rdquo; and criticize those who remain silent in the face of its occupation.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 18:02:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Algeria To Restore Mali Envoy As Ties Improve</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Algerian Foreign Ministry said Kamel Retieb, who had served as ambassador to Mali before being recalled in April 2025, will resume his diplomatic duties in Bamako.

The dispute began after Algeria downed a Malian drone in April 2025 over alleged airspace violations, leading both sides to recall ambassadors and close airspace.

In parallel announcements, Algeria and Mali confirmed they had agreed to reopen their airspace, marking another step toward normalizing bilateral relations.

Mali said its ambassador would also return to Algiers and announced that its airspace would reopen to all civilian and military aircraft traveling to or from Algeria.

Algeria&#39;s Defense Ministry said the decision took effect on Friday and applies to all flights between Mali and international destinations transiting through Algerian airspace.

Relations between Algeria and Mali have worsened amid regional security challenges, including Mali&#39;s 2025 withdrawal from a peace deal with Tuareg groups brokered by Algeria, accusing Algiers of hostility.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 07:58:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Sudan Army Pushes RSF Exit Under US-Backed Plan</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[According to the documents, whose contents were confirmed by senior Sudanese officials, show that Khartoum accepted most aspects of the US initiative but rejected provisions allowing only limited RSF withdrawals, insisting instead on a complete pullout from every city occupied since May 11, 2023.

Under the proposal, both sides immediately implement a 90-day humanitarian truce to facilitate negotiations toward a permanent ceasefire and a civilian-led political transition culminating in elections.

However, the plan&rsquo;s call for limited RSF withdrawals overseen by a UN mechanism, was rejected by the army, which demanded a full RSF withdrawal from all occupied cities.

Beyond the ceasefire, the US initiative calls for a unified national army through disarmament efforts and a civilian-led transition excluding the Muslim Brotherhood and armed groups accused of atrocities. Washington later said army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan had apparently accepted the plan.

Meanwhile, fighting continues in Sudan despite diplomatic efforts, with the RSF maintaining military operations as the war has displaced millions, fueled hunger and disease, and drawn genocide accusations in Darfur.

The conflict erupted in April 2023 over disputes between the army and RSF regarding force integration and the transition to civilian rule.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:59:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>At Least 330 Children Killed, Injured in Sudan in 1st Half of 2026: UNICEF</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Children across Sudan continue to bear the brunt of a war that is becoming increasingly deadly,&rdquo; UNICEF said in a statement, Anadolu Agency reported.

The agency said Darfur and Kordofan states continued to record the highest levels of child casualties.

&ldquo;The situation in and around El-Obeid (the capital of North Kordofan), and more broadly across North Kordofan, is particularly alarming,&rdquo; it warned.

Since May, drone strikes and other attacks have killed at least 18 children and injured 17 others in the state.

&ldquo;Children are being caught in a relentless cycle of violence, displacement and deprivation,&rdquo; said Sheldon Yett, UNICEF representative for Sudan.

&ldquo;For many children, there is no safe place left,&rdquo; he added.

&ldquo;They are being killed and injured in their homes, on the roads, in markets, and while attempting to access essential services such as education and healthcare. Children must never be a target. Their lives, rights and futures must be protected,&rdquo; Yett said.

UNICEF warned that the threat of attacks has deepened fear, anxiety and trauma among children, especially in communities facing repeated bombardment and displacement.

&ldquo;The conflict continues to expose them to grave violations, including recruitment and use, abduction, sexual violence, and attacks on schools and hospitals.&rdquo;

UN officials have warned of a humanitarian catastrophe and human rights abuses in El-Obeid as the RSF continued its attacks on the city.

On Sunday, the International Organization for Migration warned that El-Obeid could face the same fate as El-Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur, where mass abuses were reported following the RSF takeover of the city in 2025.

Sudan has been engulfed in conflict since April 2023, when fighting erupted between the army and the RSF over plans to integrate the paramilitary force into the military. The war has triggered one of the world&rsquo;s worst humanitarian crises, killing tens of thousands and displacing nearly 13 million.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:24:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Ebola Death Toll in DR Congo Exceeds 490: Authorities</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Confirmed Ebola cases currently stand at 1,528, with 26 cases added to the tally during the past day, TASS reported.

The current Ebola outbreak began in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on May 15. Ebola cases and deaths have also been reported from neighboring Uganda.

The World Health Organization (WHO) describes Ebola virus disease (formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever) as &quot;a severe, often fatal illness in humans,&quot; with the average case fatality rate of around 32.2%.

Symptoms include sudden onset of fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. This is followed by vomiting, diarrhea, rash, impaired kidney and liver function and in some cases, both internal and external bleeding. The infection is transmitted by direct contact with the blood, body fluids and tissues of infected animals or people.

People are infectious as long as their blood and secretions contain the virus. The incubation period is between two and 21 days. During an outbreak, those at higher risk of infection are health workers, family members and others in close contact with sick people and deceased patients.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:18:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>EU Border Rules Causing Travel Chaos Ahead of Summer Peak, Industry Warns</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In an open letter published online on Wednesday, the top representative bodies for Europe&rsquo;s airports and airlines said that delays caused by the bloc&rsquo;s recently-implemented Entry/Exit System (EES) had reached a &ldquo;critical point&rdquo;.

&ldquo;The current implementation of the EES is creating severe operational consequences, disrupting passengers and putting border authorities, airports and airlines under unsustainable pressure,&rdquo; Airports Council International Europe, Airlines for Europe, and the International Air Transport Association said in a joint letter addressed to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

&ldquo;We therefore urge your immediate intervention before the situation deteriorates further during the peak summer travel season.&rdquo;

With European airports expected to handle 40 million more passengers in July and August than the previous two months, EU leaders &ldquo;must take stock of the reality of the current situation and of what our air transport system will face over the coming weeks&rdquo;, the lobby groups said.

&ldquo;Without additional flexibility, existing challenges will inevitably intensify,&rdquo; they said.

&ldquo;As representatives of Europe&rsquo;s aviation sector, we have a responsibility to warn that this would result in a significant worsening of an already very difficult situation for passengers.&rdquo;

Warning that the travel disruption was undermining the reputation of the EU and European tourism, the industry groups said it was crucial that the continent continued to be an &ldquo;efficient, welcoming and competitive&rdquo; destination.

&ldquo;Reports already suggest that some international travelers are reconsidering trips to Europe because of the prospect of excessive border delays,&rdquo; they said.

Until the stability of the EES is ensured and adequate staffing levels are in place, EU member states should be immediately granted the flexibility to &ldquo;completely suspend&rdquo; the new system whenever passenger numbers exceed the &ldquo;operational capacity&rdquo; of border facilities, the lobby groups said.

The World Travel and Tourism Council, the world&rsquo;s largest representative body for tourism-related businesses, said on Wednesday that it endorsed the letter&rsquo;s calls, warning that the delays could put up to 41 million arrivals and $45.4bn in visitor spending at risk.

&ldquo;If lengthy delays become accepted practice, travelers will look elsewhere,&rdquo; WTTC President and CEO Gloria Guevara said in a statement.

&ldquo;Europe cannot afford to compromise its competitiveness or the experience it offers millions of visitors.&rdquo;

The European Commission did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by Al Jazeera outside of regular business hours.

The EU began rolling out the EES in October as a replacement for passport stamping.

The system records each traveler&rsquo;s name, passport information, fingerprints and facial images, and his or her date and place of entry and exit.

The European Commission announced that the ESS was &ldquo;fully operational&rdquo; across the Schengen Area in April, but the system has been blamed for lengthy delays since its introduction, including cases of flights leaving before many of their passengers were able to board.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:15:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Expanding Conflict Drives Record Hunger in Northern Nigeria: WFP</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The country has been battling a extremist insurgency centered in the northeast since 2009, with a resurgence in violence since 2025, AFP reported.

Terrorists have also been expanding into the northwest, which is already facing a separate, overlapping crisis from armed &ldquo;bandit&rdquo; gangs.

&ldquo;What concerns us most is how this crisis is expanding,&rdquo; WFP regional director for west and central Africa, Kinday Samba, said in a statement, noting the spread of violence &ldquo;across a much wider area and forcing people from farmland, driving displacement and restricting humanitarian access.&rdquo;

Aid cuts under US President Donald Trump and other western countries have hit some of Nigeria&rsquo;s poorest households in recent years.

At the same time, the International Monetary Fund reported last month that poverty has risen under President Bola Tinubu, who has embarked on a raft of economic reforms supported by economists but which have also driven punishing inflation.

As conflict in the country&rsquo;s troubled north has expanded, so has the number of areas too dangerous for WFP to operate in, it said.

&ldquo;The number of inaccessible locations has doubled: a further 15 areas are now considered partially inaccessible for WFP&rsquo;s frontline staff,&rdquo; it said,

Government control is scanty outside urban centers, leaving swathes of rural areas prone to attacks from armed groups.

More than 17 million people across northern Nigeria &ldquo;are experiencing crisis, emergency, or catastrophic levels of hunger,&rdquo; WFP said.

&ldquo;Nigeria&rsquo;s food security crisis is worsening faster than previously anticipated,&rdquo; it said. &ldquo;Conflict is driving hunger in some northern states, particularly the northeast, to levels not seen in almost a decade.&rdquo;

In Borno state, the epicenter of the extremist conflict, more than three million people are &ldquo;acutely food insecure,&rdquo; including 10,000 people facing &ldquo;catastrophic hunger.&rdquo;

But WFP&rsquo;s footprint is shrinking amid a donor shortfall, it said.

At the height of 2025 &ldquo;lean season,&rdquo; when the previous year&rsquo;s foodstocks are running low but the current year&rsquo;s crops aren&rsquo;t ready for harvest, the agency delivered food and nutrition aid to 1.3 million people.

Amid &ldquo;extreme funding shortfalls,&rdquo; it has projected it will reach slightly over half that number this year.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:14:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>DR Congo Records over 400 Ebola Fatalities As New Cases Rise</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The number of confirmed cases climbed to 1,406, including 438 deaths with a fatality rate of 31.2% since the outbreak was declared on May 15, Anadolu Agency reported.

The outbreak has been concentrated in 34 health zones in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces.

The ministry said a 24th health zone known as Lolwa is now affected in Ituri province, the epicenter of the current outbreak.

At least 192 people have recovered, while 609 patients remain in isolation or hospitalization.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the reported case fatality in Congo could likely be an underestimation, as many deaths that occurred before the outbreak declaration remain under investigation.

Health authorities have cited insecurity, population movement, community resistance and pressure on health facilities among the factors undermining the response to the Ebola Bundibugyo strain.

Two people including a police officer were killed Tuesday and a treatment center burnt down when violence broke out over the body of a man believed to have died from Ebola in Ituri.

The incident in the Nia-Nia health zone in Mambasa territory occurred after a section of people refused to hand over the remains of a person suspected of having died of Ebola to the teams in charge of dignified and safe burials, according to local media.

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi announced a $319 million Ebola response plan earlier this week.

Donors and partners, meanwhile, have pledged $910 million to support the Ebola response in Congo and Uganda, where 20 cases have been confirmed, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:06:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Egypt Condemns Somaliland Office in “Al-Quds”, Reaffirms Somalia Unity</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[During his meeting with Somali Foreign Minister Abdisalam Abdi on the sidelines of the Korea&ndash;Africa Ministerial Meeting in Seoul, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty expressed Cairo&rsquo;s condemnation of Somaliland&rsquo;s decision to open a representative office in &ldquo;occupied al-Quds.&rdquo;

He described the move as a &ldquo;blatant violation&rdquo; of international law and relevant UN resolutions, and a &ldquo;direct affront to the legal and historical status of al-Quds.&rdquo;

The Egyptian minister reiterated Egypt&rsquo;s commitment to strengthening its strategic partnership with Somalia across economic, developmental, and security fields, highlighting the depth of historical relations between the two countries.

Abdelatty also stressed the importance of ensuring sufficient and sustainable funding for the African Union mission for support and stabilization in Somalia, enabling it to fulfill its mandate in supporting security, stability, and counterterrorism efforts.

For his part, the Somali foreign minister reviewed domestic developments in his country and the government&rsquo;s efforts to enhance security and build state institutions.

He further expressed appreciation for Egypt&rsquo;s continued support for Somalia at the political, security, and development levels.

In related meetings, the Egyptian foreign minister held separate talks with his counterparts from Cameroon and The Gambia.

They discussed strengthening economic, trade, and investment cooperation, as well as coordination on African and regional issues, particularly developments in the Sahel and efforts to support security, stability, and development across the continent.

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            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:09:38 GMT</pubDate>
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