Red Sea & Horn of Africa

- Kenya confirms its first-ever Ebola case and death, linked to a citizen who traveled from Democratic Republic of Congo; Somalia begins screening passengers at Mogadishu airport for Ebola after Kenya reports its first fatal case. - Yemeni military launches broad strikes against Houthi targets in an attempt to retake lost territory; Houthis claim responsibility for attacks on Saudi airports; Yemen conflict escalates with over 130,000 people displaced due to renewed fighting between government forces and Houthi rebels. - World Health Organization supports Kenya, DRC, and Uganda in containing the Ebola outbreak following a confirmed imported case.

Recent headlines

• Drone strike kills 30 people in Sudan’s Blue Nile region — al_jazeera
• World News in Brief: ‘Horrific’ attack Sudan, Israeli incursions in Syria intensify, most women and girls homeless in Ga — un_news
• Attacks on Saudi airports kill 3 people, as fighting escalates in Yemen — rappler_ph
• Houthis Kill Three in Strikes on Saudi Arabian Airports — gcaptain
• Duale at pains to explain why it took 48 hours to confirm Kenya's Ebola case — standard_ke