United Nations agencies have stepped up efforts to contain the latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), deploying emergency medical supplies, logistics support and protective equipment to affected areas. UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric disclosed this

  South African authorities on Thursday evacuated hundreds of foreign nationals who had taken refuge at a church centre in Durban following growing anti-migrant tensions in parts of the country. Police moved about 400 migrants from countries including the Democratic