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WHO says water contamination suspected in Congo village hit by illness
Doctors are investigating more than 1,000 illnesses that have emerged since late January in five villages in Congo's Equateur province, where high rates of malaria have complicated efforts to diagnose the cases and where officials have said they've been unable so far to confirm the main cause....
Deadly floods in Botswana kill 9; nearly 2,000 people evacuated
Addressing Parliament on Monday, Moeti Mohwasa, the minister for state president, said the nine people who died had all drowned. Of the deceased, six were minors.The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said at least 600,000 schoolchildren were experiencing disruptions due to the floods....
'Lack of consensus' as G20 meets amid turbulent times
Steven Gruzd, an analyst at the South African Institute of International Affairs, spoke about the challenges the meeting presented.
Pope’s doctors say sepsis could threaten his fight against pneumonia
But doctors have warned that the main threat facing the 88-year-old Francis would be the onset of sepsis, a serious infection of the blood that can occur as a complication of pneumonia.
Ivory Coast takes control of last remaining French base
Some 80 French troops will stay in the country to advise and train the Ivorian military, Tene Birahima Ouattara, the Ivorian defense and state minister, said at a news conference with the French minister of the armed forces.
Rwanda says DRC criticism of Arsenal, Bayern and PSG deals threatens regional peace
Earlier this month, DRC's foreign minister, Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, urged the three prominent European clubs to end their "blood-stained" sponsorship agreements with "Visit Rwanda," questioning the morality of such partnerships while fighting raged in eastern Congo...
Brazil's former President Bolsonaro charged with attempting coup
Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet alleges that Bolsonaro and 33 others participated in a plan to remain in power. The alleged plot, he wrote, included a plan to poison Lula and shoot dead Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, a foe of the former president.
Sudanese RSF paramilitaries kill 100s in White Nile state
Sudan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the paramilitary group targeted civilians in the past few days in villages in the al-Gitaina area after they were "overwhelmed by its devastating defeat" by the Sudanese army.
Putin: Russia needs to build trust with US to end war in Ukraine
Putin told reporters in Saint Petersburg that he was pleased with the outcome of high-level talks between top U.S. and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, rating them “highly,” and declaring that they were a “first step” in improving contentious relations between Moscow and Washington....
Vietnam parliament approves radical government cost-cutting drive
The reforms are creating unease in a communist country where working for the state long meant a job for life.Described as "a revolution" by senior officials, the drive will see the number of government ministries and agencies slashed from 30 to 22.