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Senegal is confronting monkeypox and Rift Valley fever outbreaks, with no deaths from monkeypox but eight Rift Valley fever fatalities, mostly in Saint-Louis. Authorities are tracing contacts, boosting surveillance, and stepping up community outreach to control the spread.

An Algerian court sentenced former labor minister Hassen Tidjani Haddam to seven years in prison for embezzling nearly $45 million from the National Social Security Fund, as part of a wider anti-corruption campaign.

Air Algérie is expanding its domestic network with 84 new weekly flights and over 11,000 added seats, effective October 26, alongside 19 additional flights from its Domestic Airlines subsidiary.

Mauritania and Senegal are responding to a Rift Valley Fever outbreak that has killed 10 people. Health authorities, with WHO support, are boosting surveillance and urging safe handling of livestock and animal products to contain the virus.