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1. British healthcare worker with Ebola evacuated from DR Congo to UK

   The Guardian 2026-11-04 18:18

   Patient is ⁠in ​stable condition and will be transferred to a specialist ‘high consequence’ infectious disease unitA British healthcare worker with Ebola is being evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the UK for medical tre...

2. The young politicians with African roots making history in the US midterms

   BBC Africa 2026-11-04 16:34

   For some young Africans, these victories offer a glimpse of what a new generation of voters could do at home.

3. ANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local elections

   The Guardian 2026-11-04 14:50

   Party expected to get less than a third of the vote amid frustration over water outages and power cutsThe African National Congress is on course for a bruising result in South Africa’s local elections on Wednesday as voters go to the polls...