US Preparing Ebola Quarantine Center in Kenya: WSJ
The center would be for Americans “who would need to quickly get out of DRC and quarantine,” the newspaper quoted one administration official as saying.
Category: Environment
Riot Hits DR Congo Hospital as Ebola Response Agers Victims’ Families
Tents used to isolate Ebola patients at Rwampara hospital, in the northeastern Ituri province at the outbreak’s epicentre, were torched in the riot on Thursday, which ended swiftly after the army stepped in. Only the tents’ charred husks remain.
Mlipuko Wa Ebola Wafika Bukavu Katika Eneo La Waasi Wa M23
Juhudi za kudhibiti mlipuko huu, ambao Shirika la Afya Duniani (WHO) limetangaza kuwa dharura ya kimataifa, zimekwamishwa na mizozo ya muda mrefu mashariki mwa DRC, ikiwemo mapigano kati ya jeshi la serikali na waasi wa M23.
Kenya’s Reptile Pet Trade Surges as Species Decline
The trade in live reptiles rose sharply from 8,551 in 2013 to 86,330 in 2023, said the report, which analysed Kenya’s data from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Torrential rains in Kenya kill 81 in March
The capital Nairobi has the highest death toll in the floods, with 37 people killed, authorities said.
Kenya:Mvua kubwa za mafuriko nchini Kenya zaua watu 81 mwezi Machi
Zaidi ya familia 3,000 zimelazimika kuondoka makwao katika jamii ya Nyakach, huku baadhi wakikimbilia katika vituo vinane vya muda, wakazi walisema, wakati maji kutoka mto Mirui unaofurika yakiendelea kuhatarisha eneo hilo.
Jamii ya Wamaasai yakataa mpango wa Serikali wa kuwahamisha, wakitaja ukiukwaji wa Haki za Binadamu
Kwa mujibu wa MISA, ripoti za tume hizo zinategemea kwa kiasi kikubwa nyaraka za sera zinazopingwa, ikiwemo Ripoti ya Mfano wa Matumizi Mbalimbali ya Ardhi ya mwaka 2019 (MLUM), na zinapuuza ushahidi wa kisayansi unaopingana na simulizi la serikali.
Ngorongoro reports could worsen Maasai land dispute, warns lawyer Denis Oleshangay
Oleshangay said the recommendations appear to push toward removing people from Ngorongoro instead of addressing the concerns raised by residents.
Kenya Flash Floods Death Toll Rises to 45
Flash flooding after torrential rains in Kenya has killed at least 45 people and forced hundreds to leave their homes, police said Monday.
Three killed in Austria Alps avalanches: police
The entire Alpine range has had one of its deadliest winter seasons in many years amid heavy snowfall and rain.
