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DR Congo's Ebola official death toll exceeds 400 " authorities
20+ min ago (650+ words) CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) " Hundreds of rescuers in Venezuela cheered and embraced Thursday after pulling a 43-year-old man alive from the ruins of a collapsed building eight days after deadly twin earthquakes, AFP journalists witnessed. With the official death toll nearing…...
Ebola outbreak could cost Africa $3. 6 bn, says UN
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (371+ words) Updated - July 02, 2026 05: 39 pm IST - Geneva The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo threatens tens of thousands of jobs and could cost Africa up to $3. 6 billion, the United Nations warned. The UN Development Programme said the epidemic was…...
Ramaphosa Heads to DRC in AU Mission as Ebola Outbreak Worsened
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (15+ words) Central News South Africa...
69 killed in two separate incidents in Cote d'Ivoire
12+ hour, 29+ min ago (294+ words) Tragedy strikes C'te d'Ivoire as severe floods kill 59 since mid-May and a separate canoe capsize in Grands-Ponts claims 10 lives. Rescue operations continue. At least 69 people were killed in two separate incidents in Cote d'Ivoire this week, while several others were…...
Humanitarian Aid, Emergency Programming & DRR: July 2026 Funding Opportunities (19 new opportunities!)
11+ hour, 3+ min ago (657+ words) 37 opportunities on the Humanitarian, Emergency and DRR page this cycle, 19 of them new, and one geography dominates. Three patterns run through the fresh calls: Ukraine has become the page's center of gravity; recovery is being funded as development, not relief;…...
Ebola Shock: UN Warns Poverty Could Spread Faster Than the Virus as Africa Faces a Potential $3. 6 Billion Blow - OGM News NG
18+ hour, 39+ min ago (440+ words) Ebola is no longer being viewed solely as a deadly infectious disease after the United Nations warned that the latest outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could trigger one of Africa's most damaging socioeconomic crises in recent years. Beyond…...
Ebola Outbreak in DRC Risks $3. 6 Billion Economic Loss and Nearly a Million People Into Poverty, UN Warns | Health
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (221+ words) The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo threatens tens of thousands of jobs and could cost Africa up to $3. 6 billion, the United Nations warned. The UN Development Programme said the epidemic was "sparking a far-reaching socioeconomic crisis…...
UN Warns Ebola Outbreak Could Cost Africa $3. 6 Billion | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (162+ words) UN Warns Ebola Outbreak Could Cost Africa $3. 6 Billion News of Bahrain Email: online@newsofbahrain. com Geneva: The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could cost the continent's economies up to $3. 6 billion and eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs if it…...
Ebola outbreak could cost Africa $3. 6bn, says UN
23+ hour, 14+ min ago (230+ words) The poverty shock'which would disproportionately affect women'would primarily impact the DR Congo and its neighbors, notably Uganda, Rwanda, and South Sudan. "While the immediate public health threat is severe and requires containment measures such as quarantines, some of the broader…...
Ebola crisis may push 985, 000 deeper into poverty, trigger 2, 520 infant deaths " UNDP
20+ hour, 1+ min ago (436+ words) May cost African economies up to $3. 6 billion By Chioma Obinna A new United Nations assessment has raised alarm that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could unleash a devastating socioeconomic crisis far beyond infections, pushing…...