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N DJAMENA, May 8 (Reuters) - Chadian security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters who took to the streets of the capital N Djamena on Saturday to protest against a military takeover that followed the death of President Idriss Deby on the battlefield last month.
On Friday the transitional military government, led by Deby s son Mahamat Idriss Itno, had banned the protest called by a coalition of some opposition parties and civil society groups.
A strong ally of Western nations in the fight against Islamist militants in western and central Africa, Chad has seen heightened political tensions since Deby s death.
Although the military has promised to organise elections within 18 months, some opposition parties have rejected the military-led transitional government, calling it a coup and a continuation of Deby s 30-year rule.
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CONAKRY (Reuters) - Medics in Guinea were on Friday racing to track down suspected carriers of the Ebola virus, after they fled a southeastern town where the country’s first case in nearly a month was detected the previous day.
A member of the French Red Cross disinfects the area around a motionless person suspected of carrying the Ebola virus as a crowd gathers in Forecariah, Guinea, January 30, 2015. REUTERS/Misha Hussain/File Photo
The case followed a “cluster of suspicious deaths” in Soulouta, the West African country’s World Health Organization (WHO) representative, Georges Alfred Ki-Zerbo, said.
“This illustrates the need for enhanced monitoring in the (local) .region, but also in other regions .to contain this new cluster as soon as possible,” he told Reuters.
UPDATE 1-Guinea medics track suspected Ebola cluster after one case confirmed Reuters 1 hr ago
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CONAKRY, April 2 (Reuters) - Medics in Guinea were on Friday racing to track down suspected carriers of the Ebola virus, after they fled a southeastern town where the country s first case in nearly a month was detected the previous day.
The case followed a cluster of suspicious deaths in Soulouta, the West African country s World Health Organization (WHO) representative, Georges Alfred Ki-Zerbo, said. This illustrates the need for enhanced monitoring in the (local) .region, but also in other regions .to contain this new cluster as soon as possible, he told Reuters.
Guinea medics track suspected Ebola cluster after one case confirmed metro.us - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from metro.us Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.