The African Union’s (AU) 52nd Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC) has opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ahead of the 49th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 8th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting between the AU, Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and Regional Mechanisms.

Hospitals in northern Venezuela are facing mounting pressure a week after devastating earthquakes struck the country, with health officials warning of increasing risks of disease outbreaks as thousands of displaced people remain in temporary shelters.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has officially declared the global hantavirus outbreak over, while warning that Ebola cases continue to rise in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and recovery efforts remain underway following the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.