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Sierra Leone: Last known Ebola patient leaves hospital

August 25, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Sierra Leone released its last confirmed Ebola patient from hospital on Monday and began a 42-day countdown to being declared free of the virus, medical […]

Ban Ki-Moon pledges support to Nigeria’s efforts to counter Boko Haram

August 25, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

U.N. Secretary-General met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja Monday and promised support to the new Nigerian leader’s fight against insecurity, unemployment and corruption. “I’m […]

Sudan: UN calls for halt to Darfur impunity

August 24, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

Serious human rights violations and abuses that occurred in Darfur in 2014, including killings and sexual violence, have largely gone uninvestigated and unpunished, according to […]

Egypt: Protesting police officers fired warning shots at sister force

August 24, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Protesting police officers in the province of Sharqiya, Nile Delta region, broke into the province’s security directorate after closing down six police stations. Personnel of […]

Ghana: 3 week striking doctors resume work today

August 24, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

Members of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) who embarked on a three-week long strike to demand codified conditions of service will resume work on Monday. […]

Malawi: New mineral deposits discovered

August 23, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Malawi government announced that new mineral deposits had been discovered in a $30-million geophysical survey sponsored by the World Bank and the European Union. The […]

CAR: A religious clash kills 10 in Bambari town

August 23, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Ten people were killed and five others injured on Friday in religious clashes in the Central African Republic town of Bambari, police said. The violence […]

Botswana: 2015 growth forecast down to 2.6%

August 22, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

Botswana split its 2015 growth forecast due to expected weakness in the diamond market, the finance ministry said in a 2016/17 budget strategy paper on […]