EBOLA: Liberia Closes Border with Guinea
Liberia has closed its border with neighboring Guinea amid concerns of a new outbreak of the Ebola virus. According to Liberia’s information minister Lenn Eugene […]
Ebola
Ebola Cases Reappear in Guinea
Officials in Guinea on Thursday confirmed two new Ebola cases, almost three months after the west-African nation celebrated the end of the outbreak. According to […]
Benin: UN agencies, gov’t battle to eradicate Lassa fever
As the world ramps up its fight against the Zika virus, Benin is battling to contain a growing outbreak of Lassa fever. The epidemic has […]
Guinea: President Conde fires top cabinet minister and others
Guinean President Alpha Conde has fired the country’s interior minister and two other government officials for “gross misconduct,” after they failed to handle a deadly […]
Sudan: Nigerian diplomat to head Darfur peacekeeping mission
The United Nations and African Union on Tuesday appointed a Nigerian diplomat as new head for the hybrid peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) together with […]
Gambia: IMF warns of serious economic risks
Gambia’s economy faces serious risks from a worsening budget, rising inflation and tight interest rates, the International Monetary Fund said in a statement on Monday. […]
Liberia-IMF: “Stay the course to improve economy,” Lagarde
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde arrived in Liberia Thursday to celebrate the resilience of the Liberian people and the leadership of President Johnson Sirleaf in […]
Sierra Leone: New Ebola death puts 50 people into quarantine
Fifty people have been placed in quarantine following the death of a middle-aged woman in Sierra Leone, medical officials said on Tuesday, setting back efforts […]
Sierra Leone: No new Ebola case in a week, WHO
The World Health Organization said on Monday that Sierra Leone has not recorded any new case of Ebola since last week; a first since the […]
Egypt, Mauritania to strengthen ties
Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab had a meeting with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel-Aziz in Equatorial Guinea on the sidelines of the first international conference on Africa’s […]