Africa

President William Ruto called the news “devastating” and said action would be taken against those responsible.

Western partners have promised about 380,000 doses of mpox vaccines — less than 15% of the 3 million doses authorities have said are needed to end the outbreaks in Congo.

Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted dozens of leaders from the fast-growing continent, where the world’s two largest economies are competing for influence.

Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner, finished 44th in the marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Relations between Ankara and Cairo collapsed in 2013 after Egypt’s then-army chief Sisi led the ouster of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi.

Gunfire inside the prison started around midnight on Sunday and lasted into Monday morning, residents in the area said.

Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished 44th in the marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympics, was attacked in her house in Kenya.

It’s the biggest diamond found since 1905.

Police said Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, 33, had confessed to killing 42 women, including his wife.

The Rapid Support Forces have been repeatedly accused of massacres, rapes and other gross violations across the country since the war started in April last year.

The World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency Wednesday.