Sierra Leone's president lauds Chinese efforts in Ebola fight
2014-12-03 09:37:24
The President of Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Koroma commended the Chinese government for its continued support and commitment to the ongoing fight against the spreading Ebola virus disease (EVD) on Tuesday.
Kenya police chief quits; Interior Minister fired
2014-12-02 21:46:17
Kenya's president announced a security shakeup Tuesday, firing his Interior Minister and accepting the resignation of the national police chief, in the wake of a series of deadly attacks by Islamic extremists from neighboring Somalia.
At least 36 people killed in Kenya's border town
2014-12-02 15:56:50
Kenya police confirmed that at least 36 people were killed early Tuesday morning in an attack by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in northern Kenya.
Ebola slows down as reaching '70-70-60' target
2014-12-02 09:08:09
The World Health Organization's Assistant Director-General Bruce Aylward on Monday said the Ebola outbreaks is slowing down due to the affected West Africa countries almost reach the 70 percent target of safe burials, case isolation and treatment.
AIDS pandemic has reached tipping point, campaigners say
2014-12-02 05:43:45
The world has finally reached "the beginning of the end" of the AIDS pandemic that has infected and killed millions in the past 30 years.
China strongly condemns deadly bomb attack in northern Nigeria
2014-12-01 19:20:13
China on Monday strongly condemned a bomb attack on the Central Mosque in northwest Kano, Nigeria that left at least 120 killed and more than 270 injured on Friday.
Mosque attack killed 100, wounded 135 in Nigeria
2014-12-01 09:58:34
A total of 100 people were killed in Friday's coordinated attack on the central mosque of north Nigeria's biggest city of Kano and 135 people were wounded, the governor of Kano state said on Saturday.
More than 16,000 sickened with Ebola, 7,000 died
2014-11-29 20:51:49
The new death toll, released by the World Health Organization, represents an increase of more than 1,000 deaths since a report from two days before.
Egyptian court drops case against Mubarak
2014-11-29 17:34:58
An Egyptian court dropped its case against ousted president Hosni Mubarak on charges of ordering the killing of protesters during the 2011 revolt that removed him from power.
Ethiopian official extends welcome to Chinese businesses
2014-11-28 16:50:26
Ethiopia welcomes more Chinese companies to invest in the country, especially in manufacturing, agriculture and services, said Demeke Mekonnen, Ethiopian vice-prime minister, at the China-Ethiopia Business Forum in Beijing this week.
Tourism summit to travel to Morocco
2014-11-28 16:26:45
Abderrafia Zouitene, Chief Executive Officer of Moroccan National Tourist Office, applauds with Yan Han, deputy secretary-general of World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF), after signing an agreement to transfer the bidding of the federation's 2015 summit to Morocco's Rabat and Fez on Morocco-China Economic Forum in Beijing on Friday.
Ebola cases near 16,000
2014-11-28 09:22:28
The death toll in the world's worst Ebola epidemic has risen to 5,689 out of 15,935 cases reported in eight countries by the end of Nov 23, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.