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Kenyan Police Brutally Attack Samburu Maasai Community

Since February 12, Kenyan government forces have launched a series of ongoing assaults on the indigenous Samburu people in the remote northern region of the country, using helicopter gunships and armed ground forces...

created by Concerned Advocate | 37 wks ago
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Peter G Hall

Cholera spreads to river system of South Africa's Kruger Park

There is no sign the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe, which claimed over 3000 lives in the troubled country, is under control - especially now the disease has been detected in the rivers flowing through the Kruger...

created by Miriam Mannak | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
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Marisa Olivia

Zimbabwean cholera deaths now over 3,000

This means that over 1,000 people have died in the past two weeks alone, according to the World Health Organization. Cholera is spread by water and food which are contaminated with infected feces. "The epidemic of...

created by Marisa Olivia | 47 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
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Mansir Petrie

Rain season Zimbabwe will trigger more cholera deaths

If the cholera outbreak itself is not enough, Zimbabwe has to brace itself once again. According to international aid organisations, the humanitarian crisis is expected to escalate and worsen due to...

created by Miriam Mannak | 50 wks ago | updated 50 wks ago
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Vinny

Cape Town Baby Diagnosed With Cholera

The authorities in Cape Town are on high alert after a 4-month old baby was admitted to hospital with cholera. According to the provincial health department of the Western Cape, the case is probably not related...

created by Miriam Mannak | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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In Zimbabwe, MSF Responding to Cholera Outbreak

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Botswana Rings Alarm Bells After New Cholera Infections

The city of Francistown in Botswana is on high alert after two more people were diagnosed with cholera. This brings the number of infections to four. All cases are a spillover from the cholera epidemic in...

created by Miriam Mannak | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Amitjha

Cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe

As if enough was not already enough, in a major blow to the people in this poor nation, there are reports of a Cholera outbreak and people seem to suffering in their thousands. World leaders have urged the African...