Somalia: IED Detonation in Mogadishu’s Karaan District

An improvised explosive device (IED) detonation in the El Ali Gedi locality of Mogadishu’s Karaan district resulted in the fatalities of three civilians and...

Kenya, Uganda cross-border polio vaccination

From October 3 to 6, 2024, Kenya and Uganda successfully vaccinated over 6.5 million children under five in a coordinated polio immunization campaign targeting...

Kenya: Disaster response battalion receives CBRN equipment

A graduation ceremony was presided over by the General Officer Commanding Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in the Disaster Response Battalion in Embakasi. This event...

Africa: Africa CDC declaration of Mpox PHECS

In accordance with its mandate to address significant public health threats, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared mpox a...

Africa: WHO labels Africa’s Mpox outbreak a global public health emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox (monkeypox) outbreaks in Congo and other African regions a global emergency, as the virus has...

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