PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Eric Jean Baptiste, a former presidential candidate and leader of a political party in Haiti, has been shot to death, a party official said Saturday. The killing stunned many in a nation already in crisis. Baptiste was killed Friday in the community of Laboule in the capital of Port-au-Prince along with his bodyguard, according…
Somalia’s President Says at Least 100 Killed in Car Bombings
MOGADISHU, Somalia—Somalia’s president says at least 100 people were killed in Saturday’s two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital and the toll could rise in the country’s deadliest attack since a truck bombing at the same spot five years ago killed more than 500. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, at the site of…
2 Explosions Rock Somalia’s Capital, Killing at Least 30
MOGADISHU, Somalia—Two car bombs exploded Saturday at a busy junction in Somalia’s capital near key government offices, causing “scores of civilian casualties” including children, national police said. One hospital worker counted at least 30 bodies amid fears of possibly many more. The attack in Mogadishu occurred on a day when the president, prime minister, and…
Uganda Steps Up Ebola Response as Virus Infects 109, Kills 30
KAMPALA—The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda has risen to 109 and the outbreak has claimed 30 lives, Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said on Wednesday, adding that the government was setting up an additional treatment center. Fifteen of the confirmed cases were among health workers, of whom six had died, she told a…
Uganda Says 9 More Ebola Cases Confirmed in Kampala, Urges Vigilance
Uganda has reported nine more Ebola cases in the capital Kampala, bringing the total number of known infections to 14 in the last two days, the health minister said on Monday. The outbreak began in September in a rural part of central Uganda. It spread earlier this month to Kampala, a city of more than…
Uganda: Dorm Fire at School for the Blind Kills 11 Girls
MUKONO, Uganda—A fire at a boarding school for blind students killed 11 children in a rural community just outside Uganda’s capital, Kampala, the school’s administrator, and police said Tuesday. “One of our dormitories caught fire and burnt at around midnight. The matron made an alarm,” Francis Kinubi, the school’s founder, said. “This was one of…
Sudan Official: Deaths From Southern Tribal Clashes at 220
CAIRO—Two days of tribal fighting in Sudan’s south killed at least 220 people, a senior health official said Sunday, marking one the deadliest bouts of tribal violence in recent years. The unrest added to the woes of an African nation mired in civil conflict and political chaos. Fighting in Blue Nile province, which borders Ethiopia…
WHO: Ugandan Ebola Outbreak ‘Rapidly Evolving’ After 1 Month
KAMPALA, Uganda—Uganda’s Ebola outbreak is “rapidly evolving” a month after the disease was reported in the East African country, a top World Health Organization official said Thursday, describing a difficult situation for health workers. “The Ministry of Health of Uganda has shown remarkable resilience and effectiveness and [is] constantly fine-tuning a response to what is…
WHO: ‘Concerned’ About Ebola Spread as Latest Eight Cases Not Contacts of Others Infected
LONDON—The eight most recent Ebola cases reported during the outbreak in Uganda have no known links with current patients, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, raising concerns over the spread of the deadly disease. In a briefing, the WHO said initial investigations into the cases by Uganda’s Ministry of Health had shown they were…
Uganda Says Coffee Exports Down 14 Percent Year-Over-Year Due to Drought
KAMPALA—Uganda’s coffee exports declined last month due to the impact of a drought affecting many growing areas across the country, the state-run sector regulator said. The east African country shipped a total of 503,695 60-kg bags of coffee beans in September, down 14 percent compared with the same period a year earlier, Uganda Coffee Development…
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