How Congo is battling an Ebola outbreak complicated by aid cuts, armed rebels and angerEbola treatment centers in eastern Congo are being attacked. This violence stems from deep-seated issues like rebel conflict and displaceme...
24 May, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
Attacks on Ebola treatment centers are one of several problems affecting Congo's outbreak responseIn the Eastern Congo, a troubling surge of Ebola is compounded by deliberate attacks on medical facilities, igniting frustration among the ...
24 May, 2026, 08.32 PM IST
Ebola outbreak, but no vaccine; WHO declares international emergency over rare strain spreadThe World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency for the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and...
19 May, 2026, 10.50 AM IST
A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recordedAfrica CDC has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's Ituri province. Hundreds of suspected cases and dozens of deaths have been recorde...
16 May, 2026, 07.08 AM IST
Chimpanzees wage ‘war’ in Uganda's Kibale National Park, study shows they fight organised battlesResearch at Uganda's Kibale National Park reveals chimpanzees engage in prolonged, organized warfare, challenging the notion that war is ex...
12 Apr, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
Smuggling case drama: US seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia after plea refusalKilmar Abrego Garcia deportation: Kilmar Abrego Garcia, facing human smuggling charges, rejected a plea deal that included deportation to C...
24 Aug, 2025, 12.31 AM IST
Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei dies in Kenya after being set on fire by boyfriendUgandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei has died in Kenya after being set on fire by her boyfriend. The attack occurred just weeks after she com...
05 Sep, 2024, 12.41 PM IST
Rebecca Cheptegei, Olympic runner, hospitalised with 75 per cent burns after boyfriend sets her on fire over land disputeUgandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei is in critical condition after being doused with petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend in Kenya. T...
04 Sep, 2024, 07.39 AM IST
West Bengal resident shares harrowing account of Uganda school attackA road project worker in Uganda, Debdatta Mukherjee, residing a kilometer away from a recently attacked school, has highlighted concerns re...
19 Jun, 2023, 09.35 AM IST
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill: All you need to knowUganda has enacted a new bill that targets homosexual activities, with potential penalties including life imprisonment or even the death pe...
23 Mar, 2023, 12.40 AM IST
Refugee crisis: Where people are fleeing from and where they are goingAs the UNGA in New York and the Supreme Court in New Delhi hear arguments on Myanmar’s Rohingya refugee issue, ET Magazine takes a look at ...
24 Sep, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
People in 34 African cities join Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in 'I Meditate Africa' campaignThis year more than 7,50,000 people participated in the campaign through webcast, encouraging the use of meditation as part of mainstream p...
29 May, 2016, 02.57 PM IST
Apart from USCIRF, US Congress-funded USIP organises meet in dharamsalaThe USIP is an independent, nonpartisan institution established and funded by Congress to increase US capacity to manage international conf...
03 May, 2016, 08.22 AM IST
- 3 lakh children recruited to fight in wars: UN
Some 250,000 to 300,000 children globally are being recruited to fight in armed conflicts in violation of international law, a UN official ...
31 Jan, 2008, 02.38 PM IST
- UN to provide relief aid for up to 100,000 Kenyans
The UN refugee agency will provide relief aid to up to 100,000 Kenyans displaced by post-election turmoil that has killed hundreds in the E...
06 Jan, 2008, 04.57 AM IST
- Airtel slashes ISD rates for calls to Kenya
Country's largest cellular company Bharti Airtel has decided to slash ISD rates to Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
04 Jan, 2008, 08.42 PM IST
- Low expectations as Rice heads to Africa
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flies Tuesday to Addis Ababa to consult regional leaders and ministers about how to defuse tensions ...
02 Dec, 2007, 08.00 AM IST