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Do You Know The Right Way To Wash Your Hands? Watch This Video Aimed At Halting Ebola

7:27pm November 19, 2018

by Nurith Aizenman

There are six separate steps in the video from Democratic Republic of the Congo — and that's not counting "abundantly" wetting your hands and lathering up.

Violent Conflict In The Congo Is Hampering Efforts To Fight Ebola Outbreak

9:04pm November 16, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Janet Diaz of the World Health Organization's Health Emergencies Programme about her work treating Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Sleeping Sickness Can Drive You Mad. But Treatment Is Now Easier Than Ever

6:03pm November 16, 2018

by Maanvi Singh

The disease is hard to diagnose. And stage 2 patients have faced a week of infusions that can cause additional suffering. Now there's a new option.

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U.S. Diplomat To Africa Says The Horn Of Africa Is Now Full Of Hope After Peace Deal

5:29pm November 16, 2018

by Michele Kelemen

Eritrea was once dubbed the North Korea of Africa. Now, the United Nations is lifting sanctions on it following a peace deal between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Health workers help an unconfirmed Ebola patient into her bed inside a treatment center in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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There's Growing Fear The Ebola Outbreak In Congo Could Get Much Worse

2:41pm November 15, 2018

by Nurith Aizenman

It's already the biggest outbreak in Congo's history. And Dr. Pierre Rollin of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says by many measures it's as if they're stuck at square one.

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Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (left to right) photographed after cutting the ribbon at a hospital inauguration in northern Ethiopia, on November 10, 2018. On Wed

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Security Council Votes Unanimously To Lift Sanctions On Eritrea

6:31pm November 14, 2018

by Ruben Kimmelman

The move by the Security Council is the latest evidence that the Horn of Africa countries of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia may be moving towards peace.

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Kenya Implements Traffic Safety Regulations 15 Years After They Were Passed

4:34pm November 13, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

Kenya's urban landscape became less colorful as authorities implemented the regulations. In response, fleet owners pulled their vehicles off the streets, stranding thousands of commuters.

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People waved the national flags of South Sudan during a peace ceremony in the capital city of Juba last Thursday. South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar returned to Juba after two years of exile, saying he had come bearing a message of peace.

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Will South Sudan's New Peace Agreement Hold This Time?

10:29am November 08, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

After years of devastating civil war and broken peace deals, South Sudan is at a crossroads again. While many displaced refugees are still afraid to return home, others see big reasons for hope.

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Children Kidnapped In Cameroon By Gunmen Released

6:10am November 08, 2018

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Scores of children have been released after unidentified gunmen kidnapped them early Monday in Cameroon. Their seizure came amid tensions between Anglophone regions and the French-speaking government.

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Schoolchildren who were kidnapped by armed men were released and helped into a truck by police in Bamenda, Cameroon, on Wednesday.

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Students Kidnapped In Cameroon Are Freed, But Questions Remain

4:04pm November 07, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The students were released at another school 12 miles away. A principal and teacher reportedly remain captive. Tensions in Cameroon have heightened as an Anglophone separatist movement has taken root.