KINSHASA -- The actual toll of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is likely higher than the officially reported figures due to gaps in surveillance and case detection, international medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) warned Thursday, as worsening insecurity further disrupts efforts to contain the epidemic.
Since the outbreak began, more than 8,000 confirmed cases and about 4,000 deaths have been reported, MSF said in a statement, describing it as the largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak ever recorded in the DRC. (DRC-Ebola-Health)
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CAIRO -- Eight people were killed and seven others injured on Thursday when a microbus collided with a lorry south of the Egyptian capital Cairo, state-run Ahram Gate news website reported.
The accident occurred on the ring road leading to Helwan, the report said, adding that ambulances rushed to the scene and transported the injured to nearby hospitals. (Egypt -Accident-Casualties)
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ISTANBUL -- Two miners were killed, two others injured, and three remained trapped underground after a cave-in at a private mine in western Türkiye on Thursday, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek announced.
The incident occurred at around 1:15 p.m. local time (1015 GMT) at a privately run mine in the Soma district of Manisa province, trapping seven workers, Gurlek said in a statement on the social media platform X. (Türkiye-Mine Collapse-Casualties)
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ADDIS ABABA -- The Eritrean government has announced to sever all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia, in response to Ethiopia's decision to close its embassy in Eritrea and declare 10 Eritrean diplomats, including the charge d'affairs and other Eritrean diplomats accredited to the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, persona non grata.
In a press release issued on Thursday, Eritrea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that to justify these unwarranted acts of hostility, the Ethiopian government has turned the tables to accuse Eritrea of "direct and indirect acts of hostility and belligerence against Ethiopia". (Eritrea-Ethiopia-Relation) ■
