NAIROBI: More than 800 people across Africa have died from mpox, the African Union’s disease control center said Thursday, warning the epidemic “was not under control.”
Some 34,297 cases have been recorded across the continent since January, the AU’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said, adding that the figure included 38 cases in Ghana.
This brings to 16 the number of African countries where mpox has been officially detected this year, according to the health agency.
“The epidemic is not under control,” Jean Kaseya, the head of Africa CDC told a press briefing, saying the number of deaths since the start of the year was 866.
He also warned that the testing rate remained “too low,” noting that some 2,500 new cases had been detected in the past week.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) — the epicenter of the outbreak — would begin vaccinating in two days, Kaseya added. Vaccinations had been due to begin October 2.
Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is caused by a virus transmitted to humans by infected animals but can also be passed from human to human through close physical contact.
It causes fever, muscular aches and large boil-like skin lesions, and can be deadly.
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More than 800 mpox deaths recorded across Africa
- “The epidemic is not under control,” Jean Kaseya, the head of Africa CDC said
- The Democratic Republic of Congo would begin vaccinating in two days
Ukrainian negotiators arrive in US for talks on plan to end war: delegation member
- Delegation to meet US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner
- Trump has pushed for an end to the war and has expressed frustration with both sides
KYIV: Ukrainian negotiators have arrived in the United States for talks with the Trump administration on ending almost four years of war with Russia, a member of the delegation said on Saturday.
They will meet US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.
The talks will take place in Miami just days short of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Kyiv is seeking clarity on security guarantees from allies.
“Arrived in the United States. Together with (security chief) Rustem Umerov and (negotiator) David Arakhamia, we will have an important conversation with our American partners regarding the details of the peace agreement,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s top aide Kyrylo Budanov said on social media.
“A joint meeting with Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and (US Army Secretary) Daniel Driscoll is planned.”
Trump has pushed for an end to the war — Europe’s worst since World War Two — and has expressed frustration with both sides, with no breakthrough made.
He has also pressured Ukraine to accept peace terms that Kyiv likens to capitulation.
Ukraine’s ambassador to the US said a day earlier that the talks would focus on security guarantees and post-war reconstruction.
Zelensky said on Friday he hoped Ukraine would sign agreements with the United States next week.
They will meet US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.
The talks will take place in Miami just days short of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Kyiv is seeking clarity on security guarantees from allies.
“Arrived in the United States. Together with (security chief) Rustem Umerov and (negotiator) David Arakhamia, we will have an important conversation with our American partners regarding the details of the peace agreement,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s top aide Kyrylo Budanov said on social media.
“A joint meeting with Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and (US Army Secretary) Daniel Driscoll is planned.”
Trump has pushed for an end to the war — Europe’s worst since World War Two — and has expressed frustration with both sides, with no breakthrough made.
He has also pressured Ukraine to accept peace terms that Kyiv likens to capitulation.
Ukraine’s ambassador to the US said a day earlier that the talks would focus on security guarantees and post-war reconstruction.
Zelensky said on Friday he hoped Ukraine would sign agreements with the United States next week.
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