Clinical trials for an effective Ebola treatment are to start in West Africa in December. The medical charity Medicins Sans…
The Ebola outbreak death toll has risen to 5,160, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced in a new report.…
Health workers treating Ebola patients at a clinic in Sierra Leone have gone on strike, protesting about the government's failure…
The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals will not take place in Morocco because of the country’s fears over the…
A suicide bombing at a school assembly in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Potiskum has killed at least 47 students,…
An emergency fund has been set up by top African business leaders to help countries hit by the Ebola outbreak.…
Libya's Supreme Court has invalidated the elected parliament after a legal challenge by a group of politicians. Libya's parliament was…
Burkina Faso's army has said it will install a transitional government, days after it seized power as President Blaise Compaore…
Burkina Faso’s opposition parties and civic groups have called a mass rally for Sunday, November 2, in protest at the…
Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore has resigned following violent protests at his attempt to extend his 27-year rule. Blaise Compaore…