Ebola Cases Slow in DR Congo as Ethiopia Relocates 20,000 Students and Senegal Uses Fish for Food Security

Tonight’s news roundup highlights three distinct developments across Africa: a reported slowdown in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the relocation of roughly 20,000 Ethiopian university students from the conflict‑affected Tigray region to campuses elsewhere in the country, and a scientific initiative in northern Senegal that employs fish to safeguard food supplies and community health.

Health officials in the DRC’s North Kivu province said new case numbers have fallen for the third consecutive week, with the Ministry of Health confirming only 12 new infections and no reported deaths in the latest reporting period. The World Health Organization cited intensified vaccination campaigns and improved contact‑tracing as contributing factors, noting that the outbreak, which began in August 2022, has now resulted in 2,300 confirmed cases and 1,500 deaths—a decline from its peak earlier this year. In Ethiopia, the Ministry of Education announced that 20,000 students enrolled in universities within the Tigray region will be transferred to institutions in Addis Ababa, Amhara and Oromia, a move aimed at preserving academic continuity amid ongoing insecurity; the relocation is scheduled to begin in the next two weeks and will be supported by temporary housing and scholarship adjustments. Meanwhile, researchers at the University of Dakar’s Senegalese Institute of Aquaculture have launched a pilot program in the Saint-Louis region that integrates tilapia farming with rice paddies, a practice shown to reduce pest infestations and increase protein availability, thereby strengthening local food stocks and reducing malnutrition risk.

Collectively, these stories illustrate how health interventions, educational policy, and agricultural innovation are being mobilized to address immediate crises and build resilience in vulnerable populations across the continent.