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Monkeypox Confirmed in Congo’s Ebola-Hit Bunia as Health Officials Brace for More Cases

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 30, 2026 4 Comments

Five other potential cases are being investigated as the U.S. spends another $267 million to the region for the battle against Ebola....

Ceuta Confirms First Monkeypox Case After Summer Border Surge from Morocco

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 20, 2026 10 Comments

Meanwhile, Kasai province in the Democratic Republic of Congo is facing a mpox epidemic....

Nigerian National Accused of Voting in Federal Elections

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 17, 2026 46 Comments

Gladys Adaeze Okafor, 56, allegedly voted in the 2022 midterm elections and the 2024 Presidential primary election....

Rare Ebola Strain Spreads to Seventh Province in Congo

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 14, 2026 9 Comments

Meanwhile, the head of the African CDC is pressuring African leaders to own the Ebola response....

Somaliland’s President Seeks Israeli Military Presence as Regional Threats Grow

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 10, 2026 8 Comments

Request comes as Iran-backed Houthi terrorists capture strategic Red Sea port, tightening control over the Bab al-Mandab Strait. ...

U.N. Embraces Equal Earth Map in Another Empty Symbolic Gesture

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 09, 2026 98 Comments

"Resolutions like this one and the ideological agenda they promote are barnacles on our work here and the reason this institution is losing its credibility." ...

ChatGPT Completely Nukes Kenya’s College Essay Writing Gig Economy

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 08, 2026 23 Comments

The Kenyan essay gig economy once brought in between $240 million to $960 million annually in gross payments. AI slaughtered that cash cow....

Spain: 60,000 Crossed Border from Morocco, Over 30 Dead

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 31, 2026 33 Comments

Europe is NOT happy. Open borders doesn't sound that great now, does it?...

Thousands of Military-Age Men From Morocco Invade Spain’s Ceuta Territory

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 30, 2026 35 Comments

Bill Melugin: "This takes me back to Del Rio, TX in 2021 w/ the Haitian surge. Similar images."...

Uganda Declares Itself Free of Ebola as DR Congo’s Outbreak Continues

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 30, 2026 5 Comments

Meanwhile, 14 Americans were recently quarantined at Fort Drum after returning from the DRC....

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Rebels, Hospital Worker Strikes, and Ebola: How Fractured Governance Is Fueling Congo’s Outbreak

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 11, 2026 5 Comments

Public health response cannot succeed where governance is fractured, logistics are crippled, and trust is already in short supply...

U.S.-Congo Cobalt Deal Puts New Pressure on China’s Minerals Empire

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 24, 2026 5 Comments

Department of War and Department of Energy also announce new plans to further bolster the critical minerals supply chain as policymakers begin treating critical minerals like geopolitical leverage points....

Three Dead as Protests Erupt in Kenya Over US-Backed Ebola Quarantine Center

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 10, 2026 25 Comments

Meanwhile, Kenya continues development of US-backed Ebola quarantine center in defiance of court order....

Witnesses Horrified as Sudanese Migrant Allegedly Attempts Beheading on Belfast Street

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on June 09, 2026 62 Comments

"He's trying to cut his head off. He's slicing his head off."...

Burial Team Attacked and 11 Infected Patients Flee Isolation Facility as Ebola Spreads in Africa

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 04, 2026 15 Comments

Meanwhile, cruisers being isolated after hantavirus exposures return home and the first Clade 1 monkeypox case is reported in Connecticut....

When Ebola Hit Texas: The 2014 Cases That Shaped Trump’s Playbook

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 30, 2026 9 Comments

Applying lessons learned during the historic 2014 outbreak, the Trump administration is also restricting entry from high-risk regions and concentrating screening at designated airports....

Ebola’s Real Risks Get Lost in Media’s Rush to Panic and Politicize

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 22, 2026 17 Comments

NYT asserts that efforts to contain Ebola may have been hindered by USAID cuts....

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