DR Congo: Concern rises as Ebola cases reach 1000 for the first time
Over 600 people have died since the outbreak was declared in August 2018
Concern rises as the number of Ebola cases in the DR Congo reach one thousand for the first time.
The aid agency, Mercy Corps, has warned that there can be no end in sight to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo unless drastic action is taken.
As a severe drought takes its toll on North Western Kenya is the government's response too little too late?
Also, over a million people facing famine in the Turkana region of Kenya. Are the authorities as concerned as they should be?
(Photo: Health workers battling to curb the outbreak in DR Congo. Credit: Getty Images)
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