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  "id": 14892993,
  "title": "Africa: All of Africa Today - October 16, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/africa-all-of-africa-today-october-16-2026",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-16T06:51:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica Health",
    "slug": "allafrica-health",
    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202610160095.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced a potential ban on Eritrean nationals entering the UK, unless the East African nation agrees to accept more deportees, including offenders. The UK will also cease fast-track visas for VIPs and restrict Eritrean diplomats from traveling beyond a 60km radius of London. Eritrea has dismissed the measures as a political maneuver, accusing the UK of lacking meaningful dialogue and disputing claims of cooperation on returns. However, migration experts are skeptical about the restrictions' effectiveness, pointing out that many Eritrean asylum seekers are granted protection due to repression and forced military service in their homeland. Meanwhile, efforts to curb the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province are showing signs of progress, as healthcare workers intensify community awareness campaigns and home visits to encourage treatment-seeking. The outbreak has claimed over 4,000 lives in five months, with maternal deaths in Bunia rising from an average of three to almost five per week due to fear of infection and misinformation. UNICEF has established 12 nurseries adjacent to health facilities to cater to children separated from parents receiving Ebola treatment. Despite improvements in community trust and healthcare attendance, the outbreak persists in other areas, where armed-group activity and insufficient humanitarian funding impede response efforts.",
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        "outlet": "AllAfrica",
        "title": "Africa: All of Africa Today - October 16, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/africa-all-of-africa-today-october-16-2026-14895949",
        "published": "2026-10-16T06:51:50.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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