First patients enrolled in record-breaking Ebola treatment trial in DRC
Sun, 12 Jul 2026 08:00:12 GMT
Two drugs are being trialled in the Ituri region in a programme set up just six weeks after the outbreak was declared, with hopes it will reduce mortality ratesThere is no approved drug to help the medical teams scrabbling to save lives in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo –
Nigeria says army has killed 300 bandits in north-western state of Zamfara
Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:59:11 GMT
Vigilantes also took part in the fight that raged all night and the following morning, residents sayNigerian soldiers killed more than 300 members of kidnapping and cattle bandit gangs in the north-western state of Zamfara this week, according to a government official.Government troops targeted the
Developing countries spend more repaying foreign debt than on education, UN reveals
Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:00:14 GMT
Unesco report shows children lost out to servicing debt in 113 countries, with 18 spending five times more on loansMost developing countries spent less on education than they did repaying debt last year, according to the UN, at the same time as global aid to education is predicted to decline by up t
