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Uganda accelerates vaccine response as new Ebola case strikes capital

Inside Kampala’s bustling medical district, scientists are racing against time to deploy an experimental vaccine following a nurse’s death from the Sudan strain of Ebola. This development marks a critical moment in Uganda’s ongoing battle against the virus, which has repeatedly tested the nation’s healthcare system. The Uganda Virus Research Institute stands at the forefront […]

Algeria: “No to religious extremism in our universities,” PM Sellal

Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal has urged educational institutions to fight extremism saying“no to religious extremism in our universities.” At a meeting with the Dean of the Said Hamdine Faculty of Law in Algiers and the Minister of Higher Education and scientific research Tahar Hadjar, the Prime Minister called universitystudents to stay away from extremism as he reminded them that “our religion is Islam but we are […]

Algeria: International NGOs concerned over worrying situation of civil society, call on authorities to end generalized repression

On the fourth anniversary of Algeria’s pro-democracy protest movement, known as the Hirak, human rights watchdogs rang the alarm again, saying the situation of human rights in the North African country is under serious threat. The pattern toward a more authoritarian, less competitive regime is clear as authorities are intensifying repression against civil society organizations, […]