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Prison Health: Burundi’s prisons held 12,521 people in September—nearly three times their combined capacity, ACAT-Burundi reports. The group cites food shortages and deaths linked to health problems, with Mpimba prison holding more than five times its designed population. Ebola Preparedness: Africa CDC praised Kenya’s containment efforts but warned that Ebola’s spread in the DRC and gaps in infection control, treatment and logistics require stronger regional readiness. Disease Surveillance: Burundi was among 10 countries represented in FAO and Gorilla Doctors’ training to improve detection and response to diseases that can spread between wildlife, animals and people. Rift Valley Fever: Burundi’s risk is rising as El Niño rains increase outbreak concerns across East Africa; agencies urge stronger surveillance and preparedness.

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Presidents of Congo, DRC, CAR and Burundi launch campaign to plant 200,000 trees for UN reforestation decade

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Year Founded	2023
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Publication Location	Russia, Moscow
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Nov. 6, 2026

Burundi : overcrowded prisons, hunger, and lack of care worsen the poverty of inmates

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Owned By	Sos Médias Burundi (NGO, Eloge Kaneza Co-founder)
Year Founded	2015
Website	www.sosmediasburundi.org
Domain Registration Year	2019
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Publication Location	Burundi,
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Nov. 5, 2026

Burundi : one in four residents lives in Bujumbura province

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Year Founded	2015
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Domain Registration Year	2019
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Publication Location	Burundi,
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Nov. 5, 2026

Africa’s Electricity Deficit is also an Investment Problem: The Burundi Lesson

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African Leadership Magazine

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Owned By	Kpobari Ken Giami through African Leadership Organization Ltd
Year Founded	2008
Website	www.africanleadershipmagazine.co.uk
Domain Registration Year	2013
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Publication Location	United Kingdom, London
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Monitoring Flooding in the Southwest, Supporting Maternal Care in Nigeria, First Responders in Lebanon, and More

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Year Founded	1948
Website	https://www.directrelief.org/
Domain Registration Year	1996
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Publication Location	United States, California, Santa Barbara
Owner Country	United States

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Nov. 4, 2026

Ministry of Health Urges Nationals to Avoid Non-Essential Travel to DRC, Kenya and Nigeria

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Year Founded	1885
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Domain Registration Year	2006
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Publication Location	Saint Lucia, Castries
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Nov. 4, 2026

Suspected patients test negative for Ebola after returning to Israel from DRC, Health Ministry says

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Owned By	Eli Azur through Mirkaei Tikshoret
Year Founded	1932
Website	https://www.jpost.com/
Domain Registration Year	1996
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Publication Location	Israel, Jerusalem
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Nov. 4, 2026

FAO, Gorilla Doctors Train African Wildlife Experts to Strengthen Zoonotic Disease Surveillance

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UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation

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Owned By	Ugandan Government
Year Founded	2004
Website	https://ubc.go.ug/
Domain Registration Year	2019
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Publication Location	Uganda, Kampala
Owner Country	Uganda

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