Switzerland said Nigeria's first Ebola patient in more than a decade is the wife of a Swiss diplomat, believed infected while traveling in Uganda; her husband is isolated without symptoms. Investigators are checking whether the Kenya and Nigeria cases crossed paths at Uganda's main airport, while Uganda says it has no active cases. The outbreak has reached an eighth province of DR Congo, and Nigeria ordered strict screening at entry points.
Kenyan authorities are searching for a Ugandan national who had contact with the country's first Ebola patient, as confirmed cases linked to the Nairobi cluster rose to nine. Africa CDC said it is seeking the full travel history of Nigeria's first patient, a Uganda-born woman living in Abuja, and warned leaders against politicizing the outbreak. Liberia tightened screening, and Nigerian senators moved to amend the country's 100-year-old Quarantine Act.
Nigeria's health ministry confirmed an Ebola case in Abuja in a woman who arrived from Uganda, the Bundibugyo strain, making it the fourth African country affected by the outbreak. Uganda said it has no active cases and that the woman had traveled to eastern DR Congo. Kenya has recorded nine cases in one cluster and says all patients are improving.
Nigeria's health ministry said a woman who flew to Abuja from Uganda tested positive for Ebola, its first case in the current outbreak, and 44 close contacts have been identified. Kenya has recorded nine infections since confirming its first case this month. The outbreak, of the Bundibugyo strain, has killed more than 4,300 people across the region, according to the Guardian.
Nigeria's grid electricity supply dropped 81.5% to 675 megawatts on Monday from 3,647MW, as the number of plants supplying the grid fell from 21 to two, Vanguard reported.
On World Food Day, millions of people across northern Nigeria face severe food insecurity, and the strain is falling heavily on those caring for malnourished children.
At least ten Nigerian soldiers were killed when Islamic State fighters attacked a military base in Kukawa, Borno State. More than 25 attackers were also killed.
At least ten soldiers were killed when Islamic State fighters attacked a military base in Kukawa, Borno State. More than 25 attackers were also killed in the fighting.