Mugabe a frequent visitor to China

2014-08-26 07:30:47

Robert Gabriel Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe, visited China twice before the African country's independence in 1980. He advocated Chairman Mao Zedong's ideology, but didn't meet him during the two visits.

Agreements help economy of Zimbabwe

2014-08-26 07:18:52

On his 13th trip to China on Monday, Robert Mugabe, the 90-year-old president of Zimbabwe, saw traditional ties become even closer when the two countries signed nine agreements that are expected to help revive the Zimbabwean economy.

DR Congo confirms two Ebola deaths

2014-08-25 10:13:55

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) confirmed on Sunday two Ebola deaths in the central African country's northern region.

Profile: Zimbabwean President Robert Gabriel Mugabe

2014-08-24 10:26:41

Invited by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Zimbabwean President Robert Gabriel Mugabe will pay a state visit to China on Aug 24-28.

Nigeria's cases of Ebola rise to 14

2014-08-22 20:21:05

Nigeria confirmed two new cases of Ebola, both in patients who caught the disease from people who were primary contacts of the liberian man who first brought it to Lagos.

Liberia police fire on protesters in Ebola quarantine

2014-08-21 09:19:02

Police in the Liberian capital fired live rounds and tear gas on Wednesday to disperse a stone-throwing crowd trying to break an Ebola quarantine imposed on their neighbourhood, as the death toll from the epidemic in West Africa hit 1,350.

Nigeria confirms death of doctor who treated Ebola

2014-08-20 20:22:24

A Nigerian doctor who have treated an Ebola patient died Tuesday in southwestern Nigeria's state of Lagos.

UN Ebola coordinator to visit West Africa

2014-08-20 11:50:07

The public health expert coordinating U.N. efforts to fight Ebola said on Tuesday that he's heading to Washington and then to West Africa to determine the best ways the world body can support people, communities and governments affected by the deadly disease.

Number of Ebola cases in West African rises to 2,240: UN

2014-08-20 14:53:01

The number of Ebola cases in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, has reached 2,240 and a total of 1,229 deaths were also registered, UN spokesman Steaphane Dujarric told reporters here Tuesday, quoting information from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Liberia president declares Ebola curfew

2014-08-20 11:16:33

Liberia's president declared a curfew and ordered security forces to quarantine a slum home to at least 50,000 people late Tuesday as the West African country battled to stop the spread of Ebola in the capital.

Liberia locates 17 escapees from Ebola center

2014-08-20 10:48:13

The Liberian government on Tuesday said 17 Ebola suspects who fled the isolation center in central Monrovia at the weekend, have been found.

Chinese firms continue operations in Africa despite Ebola fears

2014-08-19 13:17:13

Chinese companies that have projects in West Africa are not scared away by the Ebola outbreak but hold on to their commitment and win-win cooperation with African countries.