China to send 700 peacekeepers to South Sudan

2014-09-26 13:48:18

China will send a 700-peacekeeper infantry battalion to South Sudan for a United Nations peacekeeping mission, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.

Sierra Leone quarantines three more districts to stop Ebola

2014-09-25 17:26:25

Sierra Leone has put three more districts under indefinite quarantine in a bid to fight Ebola, which means five of the country's 14 districts have now been isolated.

Egypt court sentences 73 Brotherhood members to 15 years in jail

2014-09-25 17:21:03

An Egyptian court sentences 73 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to 15 years in prison for assaulting a police station a year ago.

UN chief appoints special envoy for Ebola, head of UNMEER

2014-09-24 01:10:07

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday announced the appointment of David Nabarro as his Special Envoy for Ebola and Anthony Banbury as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response.

Libyan parliament approves PM's crisis govt

2014-09-23 14:08:18

Libya's parliament on Monday approved Prime Minister Abdullah Thinni's new cabinet, forming a crisis government to tackle the ongoing political crisis.

UN team to combat Ebola arrives in West Africa

2014-09-23 14:04:43

An advance team of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) has arrived in Accra, Ghana to set up the operation's headquarters.

115 confirmed dead in Nigeria building collapse

2014-09-22 20:35:18

A total of 115 people have been confirmed killed in a building collapse in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, a South African official said Monday.

Ebola outbreak 'pretty much contained' in Senegal and Nigeria

2014-09-22 19:54:32

Two of the five countries affected by the world's worst ever Ebola outbreak are managing to halt the spread of the disease.

Sierra Leone to shut down for 3 days to slow Ebola

2014-09-19 16:27:29

In a desperate bid to slow West Africa's accelerating Ebola outbreak, Sierra Leone ordered its 6 million people confined to their homes for three days starting Friday while volunteers conduct a house-to-house search for victims in hiding.

Xi announces new aid for combating Ebola

2014-09-18 18:52:12

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced here Thursday an aid package of 200 million yuan (about $32.54 million) for West African countries to combat Ebola, including Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

Liberia hopes US Ebola pledge will spur others to act

2014-09-18 12:02:55

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said on Wednesday she hoped US President Barack Obama's decision to send 3,000 troops to West Africa to battle the worst Ebola outbreak on record would spur other countries to help.

Chinese ambassador elaborates on Mugabe's China visit

2014-09-17 10:02:32

China and Zimbabwe signed nine bilateral cooperation agreements during Zimbabean President Robert Mugabe's recent state visit to China, as the two countries strengthened economic and political relations.