Which animals carry mpox? Our study identified African forest dwelling rodents as one source
Three genera of African rodent, Graphiurus (African dormice), Cricetomys (giant pouched rat) and Funisciurus (African striped squirrel), have been named as likely reservoirs of the mpox virus.
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Koboko’s fig tree which unites three countries
According to residents of Koboko, the colonialists had placed three stones in the shape of a traditional African home to ...
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Dan Gertler - the man at the centre of DR Congo corruption allegations
The Och-Ziff case added detail to the allegations against him. A report commissioned by the Africa Progress Panel said DR Congo had lost at least $1.36bn in deals Mr Gertler was involved in ...
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Ideological Agenda of Russian Information Influence in Africa
Russian information operations in Africa are a tool to expand Russia’s presence on the continent and to turn African countries into allies of Russia in its ...
U.K. identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa
British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged ...
Two more UK cases of the new deadly strain of mpox are confirmed by health chiefs - with patients receiving specialist hospital care in London
The latest cases of Clade 1b mpox have been detected in household contacts of the first case, according to the UK Health ...
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Kore progresses EPC agreements, financing options for Congo-Brazzaville projects
The EPC agreements have now been finalised and Kore Potash and PowerChina are working towards convening a date which is currently set for November 19 for the signing ceremony with the Minister of ...
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50 years on, D.R. Congo commemorates boxing's 'Rumble in the Jungle'
The historic fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman is still revered as a cherished moment in the central African ...
Who is eligible for the mpox jab? As UK confirms first case of deadly new strain that can be transmitted through sex...everything you need to know
Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a viral infection once mainly confined to west and central ... swept through central Africa killing at least 1,000 people, since the outbreak began. Countries ...
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UNHCR calls for urgent help for 228,000 flood-affected people in West Africa
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urgently appealing for $10.6 million to address the most pressing needs of 228,000 forcibly displaced people and their host communities across West and ...
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Genomic variants that increase risk of kidney disease are found in nearly one-third of West Africans
Previous research established that genomic variants in APOL1 increase the risk of developing chronic kidney disease among African Americans. However, not much is known about how these genomic variants ...
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Congo’s mineral wealth fuels conflict, complicating peacekeeper withdrawal
The end of one of the world’s deadliest and yet most shadowy wars is as difficult to predict as the end of the large peacekeeping force meant to contain it.Congo desperately stability ...