# Nigeria confirms its first Ebola case

https://mins.news/en/video/108578

- France 24 English, 2026-10-20 21:29 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKUHMrRjQ1s

> Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case amid an outbreak that began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in mid-May. The programme also reports that a former senior South African police officer facing sexual grooming and rape charges was denied bail, and highlights distinctive vanilla grown in São Tomé and Príncipe.

## Stories

- [Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://mins.news/en/topic/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak.md

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