This week: Ivory Coast's big weekend - what does the run-up to the poll tell us? Dire warnings about a resurgence of polio on the continent. Why the reopening of Sudan's airport is so important. And praise for DRC's health workers as Ebola seems to be on its way out. 

References/further reading:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2de6wkd4qo

https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20251017-how-cote-d-ivoire-mobilises-to-fight-false-news-and-foreign-influence

https://www.africanews.com/2025/10/23/why-khartoums-airport-reopening-matters-beyond-sudan/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/21/who-warns-1-7bn-funding-shortfall-threatens-polio-eradication-efforts

https://www.channelstv.com/2025/10/24/nnamdi-kanus-trial-stalls-over-claim-of-inability-to-access-case-file/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/19/last-ebola-patient-discharged-from-dr-congo-who

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