American missionary kidnapped in Niger in October is freed
An American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger in October has been released, his organization says, adding that Kevin Rideout "is in good health in the care of U.S. officials."
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An American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger in October has been released, his organization says, adding that Kevin Rideout "is in good health in the care of U.S. officials."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
UNAIDS boss Winnie Byanyima says if U.S. foreign aid isn't restored, AIDS will "come back, and we'll see people die the way we saw them in the '90s."
Botswana's government says a 2,492-carat diamond pulled from the Karowe Mine is the biggest ever found in the country.
The World Health Organization declared an international health emergency over the spread of mpox in Africa, but says it's not the next coronavirus.
Unlike the withdrawal from Afghanistan, Air Force Maj. Gen. Kenneth Ekman said the U.S. is not destroying equipment or facilities as it leaves.
Scientists have revealed fossils of a giant salamander-like beast with sharp fangs that ruled waters before the first dinosaurs arrived.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were warmly welcomed in Nigeria, where they wielded celebrity status even as former "working royals."
The change doesn't mandate or even explicitly affirm LGBTQ clergy, but it means the church no longer forbids them.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has given Apple weeks to answer questions about how it ensures key components in its tech are ethically and legally sourced.
A Libyan official who visited Derna said "25% of the city has disappeared," and he expects the final toll to be "really, really big."
Nigerian chef Hilda Baci cooked more than 100 pots of food over the course of 4 days, each big enough to serve 30 to 35 people.
It was not possible to evaluate the full extent of the human losses and material damage, officials told local media.
Harris opened her visit in Ghana, announcing $100 million in support for a handful of nations to address security, governance and development issues.
Officials are lauding the country's response to the latest outbreak of the deadly virus, but some say delays meant missed opportunities to test potential vaccines.
As "floods, droughts, conflict" and other factors make out breaks "more numerous, more widespread and more severe," officials shift to a one-dose strategy.
"Never in the history of the Duesseldorf customs office has a trail of slime led us to smuggled goods," a spokesman said.
Egypt's Coptic Church says a fire at a Cairo church has killed at least 41 people and injured at least 14 others.
Members of the 21st Airlift Squadron from Travis Air Force Base are in Djibouti, providing much needed Cyclone Idai relief efforts.
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has entered a "new phase" after it spread to a large city, the country's health minister, Dr. Oly Ilunga Kalenga, said Wednesday.
President Donald Trump offered a partial denial in public but privately defended his extraordinary remarks disparaging Haitians and African countries.
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Throughout the years, epidemics and plagues have shaken up societies and cultures around the world.
The recent outbreak of the Ebola virus in Africa has begun attracting attention in the U.S. for good reason.
