U.S EQUIPMENT, EXPERTS ARRIVE AT KENYA EBOLA FACILITY DESPITE COURT ORDER, PROTESTS. (PHOTO).

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 U.S equipment, experts arrive at Kenya Ebola facility despite court order, protests Around 20 flights carrying medical equipment and specialist staff have landed at a base in Kenya where the U.S. ​government is continuing to build an Ebola quarantine facility despite protests and Kenyan court orders blocking it, according to flight data and officials. At least two ‌people have been killed in protests in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki, home to the Kenyan air force base where the U.S. military is building a 50-bed unit for Americans who might be exposed to the virus, which has infected hundreds in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. A Kenyan court first ordered work on the Ebola facility to be suspended on May ​28, yet U.S. military flights into Nanyuki continued in the days that followed, according to data from flight-tracking service Flightradar24. The planes have brought in technical ​equipment as well as dozens of physicians, engineers, lab experts and construction work...

CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE TO SCRAP VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR AFRICAN NATIONALS. (PHOTO).


 Congo-Brazzaville to scrap visa requirements for African nationals


The Republic of Congo, known as Congo-Brazzaville, is set to join the other African countries that have opened their borders to African nationals without requiring an entry visa, the country’s president said.


Denis Sassou Nguesso said that the scrapping of visa requirements to his country will begin next year, in line with his commitment to pan-African ideals.


“From Jan. 1, 2027, entry into the Republic of Congo will no longer be subject to a visa for African nationals,” he said to loud applause during celebrations marking the 63rd Africa Day in the capital Brazzaville.


A few African countries such as Rwanda, Kenya, Gambia, Seychelles and Ghana have taken a bold step to scrap visa payments for African nationals in a move analysts say demonstrates a new sense of unity across the continent.

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