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Tuesday, 4 February 2025
Same old Tricks of Babylon USA : Preparing an Ebola outbreak in the Great Lakes Region in order to divert the World from the M23 War in DR Congo: Uganda confirms outbreak of Ebola in capital Kampala, one dead: Sexual violence being used as weapon of war in DRC: 700 killed during M23 rebels Goma city capture
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Location: Uganda – Kampala, Wakiso and Mbale Districts
Event: The Ugandan Ministry of Health (MOH) declared an
outbreak of Sudan Ebola virus disease (SUDV) on January 30, with one
death confirmed in Kampala and contact tracing underway in Wakiso
District and Mbale District.
KAMPALA,
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus
in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it on
Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday.
It is the East African country's ninth outbreak since it recorded its first infection of the viral disease in 2000.
The
patient, a male nurse at the Mulago National Referral Hospital in
Kampala, had initially sought treatment at various facilities, including
Mulago, as well as with a traditional healer, after developing
fever-like symptoms.
"The
patient experienced multi-organ failure and succumbed to the illness at
Mulago National Referral Hospital on Jan. 29. Post-mortem samples
confirmed the Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (strain)," the ministry said in a
statement.
Forty-four contacts of the deceased man have been listed for tracing, including 30 health workers, the ministry said.
However,
contact tracing could be challenging as Kampala, where the latest Ebola
infection cropped up, is a crowded city of over 4 million people and a
crossroads for traffic to South Sudan, Congo, Rwanda and other
countries.
The
highly infectious hemorrhagic fever is transmitted through contact with
infected bodily fluids and tissue. Symptoms include headache, vomiting
of blood, muscle pains and bleeding.
Ugandan
authorities have used capacity built up over years, such as laboratory
testing, patient care know-how, contact tracing and other skills, to
bring recent Ebola outbreaks under control in relatively short order.
The
World Health Organization said it had allocated $1 million from its
contingency fund for emergencies to support quick action to contain the
outbreak.
The global health body was also working with developers to send out candidate vaccines, it said in a statement.
Uganda last suffered an outbreak in late 2022 which killed 55 of the 143 people infected. That outbreak was declared over on Jan. 11, 2023.
Wife, child of late Mulago nurse test positive for Sudan Ebola Virus
The wife, child, and mother of a nurse
who succumbed to the Sudan Ebola Virus last week have also tested
positive for the disease. The ministry of Health’s surveillance teams
tracked them down over the weekend.
Reports indicate that the deceased nurse
from Mulago National Referral hospital had relatives in Mafubira Zone
A, Northern Division, Jinja City.
Following his death, his wife (whose
name has been withheld) traveled with one of their children to Jinja
city, where she was located on Friday. She tested positive for Ebola and
is currently receiving treatment at Mulago hospital. However, she had
left the child in the care of the grandmother.
On Saturday, the child developed
fever-like symptoms. Initially, the grandmother sought treatment at a
nearby drug shop, but as the condition worsened, she rushed the child to
Jinja hospital. Upon revealing their relationship with the deceased
nurse, both the grandmother and the child were transferred to Mulago
Hospital, where the child tested positive for Ebola on Sunday.
By Monday afternoon, surveillance teams
sealed off the nurse’s drug shop and home, visited two schools where his
children were enrolled, and transported them to their parent’s homes
for screening.
A total of five families were advised to
board the surveillance team’s ambulance for further assessment at
Mulago hospital. Health authorities fumigated the nurse’s premises and
all neighbouring homes within a 50-meter radius. Residents were
sensitized on preventive measures, including handwashing and avoiding
handshakes.
The surveillance team urged anyone
experiencing Ebola-like symptoms such as fever, vomiting, or unexplained
bleeding to seek medical attention at Jinja hospital.
While Jinja City’s health department has
yet to issue an official statement, Jinja resident city commissioner
Richard Gulume confirmed the presence of Ebola cases in the area. He
stated that district surveillance teams would convene a comprehensive
meeting today to provide further details to the public.
Ugandan health officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as
part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, Kampala.
A range of scientists are developing research protocols relating to
the planned deployment of more than 2,000 doses of a candidate vaccine
against the Sudan strain of Ebola, said Pontiano Kaleebu, executive
director of Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI).
“Protocol is being accelerated” to get all the necessary regulatory approvals, he said. “This vaccine is not yet licensed.”
The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement that its
support to Uganda’s response to the outbreak includes access to 2,160
doses of trial vaccine.
“Research teams have been deployed to the field to work along with
the surveillance teams as approvals are awaited,” WHO statement said.
The candidate vaccine as well as candidate treatments are being made
available through clinical trial protocols to further test for efficacy
and safety, it said.
The vaccine maker wasn’t immediately known. There are no approved
vaccines for the Sudan strain of Ebola that killed a nurse employed at
Kampala’s main referral hospital. The man died on Wednesday and
authorities declared an outbreak the next day.
Officials are still investigating the source of the outbreak, and
there has been no other confirmed case. Uganda has had access to
candidate vaccine doses since the end of an Ebola outbreak in September
2022 that killed at least 55 people. Ugandan officials ran out of time
to begin a vaccine study when that outbreak, in central Uganda, was
declared over about four months later, Kaleebu said.
A trial vaccine known as rVSV-ZEBOV, used to vaccinate 3,000 people
at risk of infection during an outbreak of the Zaire strain of Ebola in
eastern Congo between 2018 and 2020, proved effective in containing the
spread of the disease there.
Sexual violence being used as weapon of war in DRC – UN
As fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese armed troops escalate in
the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Office of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights warns that the warring parties are
increasingly using rape and sexual violence as a weapon of war.
“Conflict-related sexual violence has been an appalling feature of
armed conflict in eastern DRC for decades,” said Jeremy Laurence,
spokesperson for UN human rights chief Volker Türk.
Laurence emphasized that the high commissioner “is particularly
concerned this latest escalation risks deepening” the “conflict-related
sexual violence much further.”
The ongoing crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),
continues to escalate, with tensions involving the Congolese government
and the M23 rebel group. The DRC government has officially designated
the M23 rebel group as a terrorist organization, while the United
Nations and the United States classify it as an armed rebel group.
The DRC government has repeatedly accused Rwanda of supporting the
M23 rebel group, a claim that Rwanda denies. Kigali, in turn, alleges
that Kinshasa collaborates with the Democratic Forces for the Liberation
of Rwanda, a Hutu armed group with ties to the perpetrators of the 1994
Rwandan genocide, an allegation the DRC rejects.
Military operations in the region remain fluid, with clashes leading
to significant displacement and humanitarian concerns. Analysts warn
that continued instability risks deepening the regional conflict, and
several peacekeepers from the Southern African Development Community
already have been killed since the recent rebel offensive.
The key parties involved in the crisis include the DRC government,
the M23 rebels and Rwanda. And all are pointing fingers at each other
and claiming advances in one form or another. Laurence told journalists
at a briefing in Geneva Friday there has been a marked increase in the
incidence of rape and sexual violence, as fighting between the hostile
armed forces has expanded toward South Kivu, following M23’s takeover
nearly a week ago of Goma — North Kivu’s mineral-rich capital.
Since the crisis started, the United Nations has received reports of more than 200 cases of rape and sexual violence.
“The numbers, sadly, will likely be higher,” Laurence said. “As we
know, in past conflicts, often for reasons of stigmatization, could be
for social, cultural or personal reasons, many women may not report
instances of this. The grim story is, the figure is, dare I say, higher,
considerably.”
Tarik Jasarevic, spokesperson for the World Health Organization,
warned that “with the higher risk of violence, including rape, there is a
risk for pregnant women, and we know that there is a high maternal
death rate that we observed even before this violence.
“Also, in this part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, we have had a
crisis of malaria, measles, cholera and the new, more severe strain of
mpox. So, with this violence, the increased spread of these viruses is
even bigger,” he said.
The United Nations reports at least 700 people have been killed and
more than 2,800 injured since M23 rebels seized Goma on Sunday. DRC
Foreign minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner has accused Rwanda of
illegally occupying part of her country by using what she alleges are a
proxy, the M23 rebels, whom the DRC designates as terrorists.
Kayikwamba said Friday that Rwanda was trying to orchestrate a regime
change. Yolande Makolo, Rwanda’s government spokesperson, denied these
charges, maintaining that Rwandan troops were being deployed only to
prevent the conflict from spilling over into its territory.
Meanwhile, Laurence noted the UN human rights office has received
reports of conflict-related sexual violence committed by divergent
groups, such as “the army and allied Wazalendo fighters in Kalehe
territory.”
“We are verifying reports that 52 women were raped by Congolese
troops in South Kivu, including alleged reports of gang rape,” he said.
“Additionally, DRC officials report that at least 165 women were raped
by male inmates during the prison break by more than 4,000 inmates from
Goma’s Muzenze prison on 27 January, as M23 began its assault on the
town.”
The rights agency reported bombs struck at least two sites for
internally displaced persons, causing civilian casualties. The agency
documented summary executions of at least 12 people by M23 between
Sunday and Tuesday.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), reports that
several displacement sites in Goma and on the outskirts, where over
300,000 displaced persons have sought refuge, “have been partially or
completely emptied as families fled the fighting.”
“Millions of people were already displaced by years of conflict in
eastern DRC, and humanitarian needs were massive,” Amy Pope, IOM
director general said Friday. “With the current alarming upsurge in
fighting, an already dire situation is rapidly becoming very much
worse.”
Reports indicate that M23 has progressed farther south toward Bukavu,
the capital of South Kivu. In other areas under M23 control in South
Kivu, such as Minova, M23 reportedly has occupied schools and hospitals,
forced displaced people out of camps and subjected the civilian
population to forced conscription and forced labour.
Türk warned that the current widespread proliferation of weapons in
Goma “is exacerbating the already significant risks of serious
violations and abuses.”
“We continue to receive urgent requests from civilians for protection
and are working with U.N. colleagues and other partners to ensure their
safety,” he said.
Türk called for investigations into the commission of violations, stressing the importance of holding perpetrators to account.
Report: 700 killed, 2800 during M23 rebels Goma city capture
Assessments conducted by the World
Health Organization (WHO), United Nations (UN), and partner
organizations have reported that 700 people were killed during the March
23 Movement (M23) rebels’ insurgency in Goma City, North Kivu province,
eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
According to the UN and WHO, the people were killed during fierce
fighting between M23 rebels and Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic
of Congo (FARDC) soldiers and militia coalition from January 26-30,
2025.
The fighting left Goma city in the hands
of M23 rebels, resulting in the death of Maj Gen Peter Cirimwami Nkuba,
military governor of North Kivu province, and 16 South African soldiers
on the frontlines.
Stephane Dujarric, United Nations spokesperson, revealed on Friday
that in addition to the 700 people killed, 2,800 others were injured.
Dujarric noted that the figures are expected to increase in the coming
days because assessments are still ongoing. He stated that health
facilities on the outskirts of the city, specifically Bulangu and
Lushagala, are operating in dire conditions.
Bruno Lemarquis, UN humanitarian coordinator in DR Congo, stated that
hospitals in Goma city, supported by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), the
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and WHO, have treated
more than 1,000 wounded, many of them civilian victims of gunfire and
heavy artillery explosions.
He raised concerns about the lack of
medicines, equipment, and medical personnel, which jeopardizes the care
of the injured and increases the risk of human losses. Lemarquis called
for the immediate and continued resumption of operations at Goma
International Airport (currently closed by M23 rebels), explaining that
it is an essential access point for humanitarian supplies, aid delivery,
and the free movement of populations and their goods.
While M23 rebels have threatened to advance to the country’s capital,
Kinshasa, President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi has vowed to fight back
with full force. Meanwhile, the first batch of United Nations (UN) staff
and their eligible dependents who fled Goma city to Rwanda over
insurgency on Friday night crossed into Uganda through the Katuna
border.
The officials arrived in Uganda at 10:30
pm and were welcomed by Kabale district security authorities led by
Godfrey Nyakahuma, resident district commissioner. The officials,
travelling in buses, later proceeded to Kampala.
Nyakahuma told our reporter that the officials will be escorted by
Ugandan security up to Entebbe International Airport and then flown to
Kinshasa. According to Nyakahuma, the officials were led to Entebbe
because there are no possible flights from Kigali to Kinshasa. Without
disclosing the number of those who crossed in the first batch, Nyakahuma
said they expect more than 1,000 staff to cross.
The insurgency resumed in 2022, led by Bertrand Bisimwa and Emmanuel
Sultan Makenga, capturing FARDC positions in Tchanzu and Runoni in
Rutshuru territory and later advancing to capture the Bunagana border.
Since then, the insurgency has left many parts of North Kivu and South
Kivu provinces in the hands of the rebels.
In August 2024, Bisimwa and Makenga allied with Corneille Nangaa
Yobeluo, leader of the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) and former chairman
of the country’s electoral commission, to amplify the insurgency against
the government.
The DRC government has repeatedly accused Rwanda of supporting M23, a
claim both Rwanda and M23 deny. The rebels assert that their fight is
against corruption, xenophobia, and discrimination within the DR Congo’s
leadership.