Sierra Leone: strike leaves Ebola dead in streets
2014-10-08 16:23:24
The Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation says bodies of Ebola victims have been left in the streets because of a strike by burial teams, who complain they have not been paid.
First batch of tourists arrives in Gambia after confirmation of no Ebola threats
2014-10-08 14:51:38
The first batch of 182 tourists from the United Kingdom arrived on Sunday in Gambia in this year's tourist season, officials told Xinhua on Monday.
Deadly viral fever breaks out in Uganda
2014-10-05 21:40:16
Uganda's ministry of health on Sunday announced here that a deadly viral hemorrhagic fever had broken out in the country.
Mali struggles to filter passengers from Ebola-hit Guinea
2014-10-04 20:47:43
At a Mali border post in Kouremale about 130 km (80 miles) south of the capital Bamako, five health workers stand under a thatched roof, directing passengers arriving from Guinea to wash their hands.
Ebola cases top 7,000 in West Africa: UN
2014-10-03 08:31:26
In the context of an Ebola outbreak, a stable pattern of transmission is still of a very grave concern and could change quickly, a UN spokesperson says.
At least 3 Chinese tourists killed in S. Africa traffic accident
2014-10-02 04:55:03
At least three Chinese tourists were killed and an unidentified number of others injured when their bus collided with a van near Johannesburg on Wednesday, the Chinese Embassy in South Africa confirmed.
Egypt sentences 63 Brotherhood members to 15 years in jail
2014-09-30 19:31:10
An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced 63 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to 15 years in prison over charges of violence during last year's protests in support of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, state-run Ahram newspaper reported on its website.
US military to ramp up Ebola mission in Liberia
2014-09-30 11:17:47
The United States plans to quickly increase its presence in Liberia, where military personnel are deploying to help the West African nation halt the advance of the worst Ebola epidemic on record, the general in charge of the mission said on Monday.
Head of UN Ebola response mission arrives in Ghana
2014-09-30 10:47:26
The head of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) on Monday arrived in Accra, capital of Ghana, for the official opening of the mission's headquarters there.
China provides 5 mln yuan to help Ghana stem Ebola
2014-09-30 10:46:59
China on Monday provided Ghana with 5 million yuan worth of equipment and medical supplies to help the country battle Ebola outbreak.
Libya's new cabinet sworn in
2014-09-28 21:06:38
Libya's Prime Minister Abdullah Thinni and his new cabinet took the oath of their respective offices at a swearing-in ceremony on Sunday.
Liberia: Top doctor goes under Ebola quarantine
2014-09-27 19:42:02
Liberia's chief medical officer is placing herself under quarantine for 21 days after her office assistant died of Ebola.