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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed the first cases of Ebola virus in </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">the n</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">orth-western region of the country. Confirming the cases, the country's health Minister, </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Felix Kabange Numbi, said 8 people have tested positive to the deadly virus. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"The results are positive. The Ebola virus is confirmed in DRC," Mr Numbi told AFP</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">DR Congo is the first country outside the West African region to confirm positive cases of the Ebola </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">virus since the recent outbreak. So far 1,427 people have died from the virus. <a href="" name="more"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more" style="text-decoration: none;"></a> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Meanwhile the British health worker who tested positive to the deadly virus in Sierra Leone has </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">arrived back in the UK on board an RAF jet. (pictured above). 29 year old Nurse William Pooley </span></div>
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Congo confirms its first cases of Ebola, as British patient is flown to the UK

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed the first cases of Ebola virus in the n orth-western region of t...

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China has finished rebuilding the landmark Benguela railway, connecting the African nations of Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo.</div>
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The 1344-km railway, which took seven years to rebuild, is the second longest ever to be constructed by China in Africa.</div>
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China Railway Construction, the company, which carried out the project, says that it involved a total investment of $1.83 billion.</div>
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It had been awarded the project in 2006, after its cost-effective bid bested competitors from the US, Brazil, Russia and Portugal.</div>
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The Benguela railway was first built by the Portuguese in 1929. It suffered extensive damage damaged during the 27-year Angolan civil war, which began in 1975.</div>
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The completion of the Benguela railroad will only boost China’s credentials among the African nations. Already, many of them are keen on inviting Chinese companies to help build rail networks.</div>
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In fact, during Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to Kenya in May this year, the two countries signed a deal for China to build a new railway line between Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya’s second largest city.</div>
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The line will be built as per Chinese railway design standards, and is expected to be completed in five years.</div>
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Chinese technology and experience in rail networks, particularly with regard to high-speed railways, have also evoked the interest of Latin American buyers.</div>
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During President Xi Jinping’s visit to Latin America last month, China, Brazil and Peru issued a joint statement on building a transcontinental railway project.</div>
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