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Uganda rules out Ebola outbreak after results from suspected case turn negative

KAMPALA, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Uganda has ruled out an Ebola outbreak after laboratory results of a suspected case turned negative.

PCR tests carried out on a fatal Ebola suspect case from Buwenge, Jinja District in eastern Uganda, turned negative for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, said Ugandan Ministry of Health in a tweet post on Sunday.

Viral hemorrhagic fevers are illnesses caused by several types of viruses. Some of these viruses cause mild illness. Many others lead to life-threatening diseases with no known cures. One of the best known of this group is the Ebola virus.

After killings, calls to protect S. Africa’s whistleblowers

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An accountant working on a high-profile corruption case was killed along with his son by unknown gunmen while traveling on one of South Africa’s main highways. A government health department employee who warned of illegal dealings worth nearly $50 million was shot 12 times in the driveway of her home.

National Orders award for two S African Indian-origin citizens

Johannesburg, Apr 28 (PTI) Two South African Indian-origin citizens, the late struggle icon Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim and scientist Dr Aboubaker Ebrahim Dangor, were among the many recipients of National Orders when President Cyril Ramaphosa hosted the annual event in Pretoria on Friday.

Egypt, Saudi, UAE, Algeria, Bahrain seek to join BRICS bloc

28 Apr 2023; MEMO: Five Arab countries are among 19 who have expressed their interest in joining the BRICS group, Bloomberg reported.

Anil Sooklal, South Africa's ambassador to the group, said that the emerging market bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa would meet in Cape Town on 2-3 June to discuss its expansion.

"What will be discussed is the expansion of the BRICS group and the way this can be achieved."

Israeli "apartheid" team exclusion from South Africa rugby tournament is not discrimination, says World Rugby

28 Apr 2023; MEMO: Rugby's global governing body, World Rugby, has announced that the South African Rugby Union's (SARU) decision to exclude the Israeli rugby team from the international competitions was not discriminatory move.

In response, the CEO of the Israeli team, Pete Sickle, rejected the claims that the decision was due to security threats, as he told JTA: "We expected World Rugby to take a closer look at the events leading up to the withdrawal of the invitation."

South Africa, due to host Putin, rows back from pledge to quit war crimes court

JOHANNESBURG, April 26 (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa rowed back on Wednesday from a pledge to quit the International Criminal Court, months before he is due to host Russia's Vladimir Putin who is wanted by the ICC for suspected war crimes.

Ramaphosa had said on Tuesday that the ruling African National Congress would aim to repeal South Africa's membership of the Hague-based court, which hears cases of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. But on Wednesday, Ramaphosa's office said he had made a mistake.

At least 9 civilians killed in attack in central Mali

BAMAKO, April 22 (Xinhua) -- At least nine civilians were killed and 61 others injured in a car bomb attack mounted by the Armed Terrorist Groups (GAT) on early Saturday morning at an airport area in central Mali.

The attack targeted "Air Base 102" in the Sevare airport area of the Mopti region, causing "significant material damage," the communication unit of the governorate of Mopti said a statement.

Feature: Tanzanian youth breaks education, health digital innovation glass ceiling

DAR ES SALAAM, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Pilika Nwaka Mwamsaku, a first-year student at the Catholic University College in Mbeya region, believes that his studies have been made smooth through the use of a digital innovation called Smart University Initiative, or SmartUni in short.

African Union hosts ministerial meeting calling for week-long humanitarian cease-fire in Sudan

21 Apr 2023; MEMO: African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat convened a virtual special ministerial meeting Thursday attended by representatives of institutions, organizations and concerned states which reiterated a call for a week-long cease-fire in Sudan to allow Muslims to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, reports Anadolu Agency.

Kenya appeals to world to step up efforts to end Sudan crisis

NAIROBI, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday appealed to the international community to step up efforts to end the unrest in Sudan that erupted last Saturday.

Ruto said there is a real danger that the escalation of hostilities in Sudan could degenerate into a security and humanitarian crisis on a devastating scale.

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