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Morocco: First Mpox case reported in Marrakech, health authorities activate emergency protocolsF

With dense ties to West Africa, Morocco now has its first Mpox case, identified in the tourism city of Marrakech. This marks the first case in North Africa, prompting an immediate activation of emergency protocols and a damage-control communication strategy coming...
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Sahel/Sahara: Unprecedented Summer Flooding Devastates Numerous RegionsF

Every summer, the Sahara and Sahel regions experience floodings that cause deaths and damage. This year, however, the magnitude of the destruction appears more severe. In this month of August, devastating rains and floods hit the corridor stretching from southern...
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Africa CDC Declares Mpox a Public Health EmergencyF

By MondAfrique: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has declared monkeypox, also known as Mpox, a "public health emergency of continental security."  This alert enables the mobilization of resources and better coordination of the...
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Migrations: The heartbreaking death of African migrants in the Atlantic, nearly 4,000 miles awayF

These 14 people went to the DR, but they did not fly, nor they arrived alive. InfoMigriant says a boat carrying 14 migrants from Senegalese, Mauritania and other African migrants did indeed reach the shores of Rio San Juan, east of the famous resort beach of Sosua in the Dominican Republic, except they were dead, and their bodies were in advanced decomposition. While this event in itself is sad, it happens more often than we know. Most of the time, the deaths occur through drowning. This time, it is remarkable that the boat, a simple canoe, managed to reach the DR. This means that the victims have died of thirst, hunger and despair.

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