Africa news

Boko Haram releases 27 hostages in Cameroon

Boko Haram has released 27 hostages including 10 Chinese workers held for months in Cameroon. The hostages were flown to…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak death toll tops 4,000

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the number of people killed in the Ebola outbreak has risen above…

10 years ago

Uhuru Kenyatta confirms ICC appearance on October 8

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has confirmed during a speech in front of the parliament that he will be appearing at…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: NBC cameraman tests positive for virus in Liberia

An American cameraman working in Liberia has tested positive for Ebola. The 33-year-old freelancer is to be flown home to…

10 years ago

Thomas Eric Duncan: Dallas Ebola patient to be prosecuted in Liberia

Liberia will prosecute Thomas Eric Duncan, the first man diagnosed with Ebola in the US, accusing him of lying over…

10 years ago

Zimbabwe: Chenjerai Hove calls on First Lady Grace Mugabe to hand back PhD

Zimbabwean writer Chenjerai Hove has called on First Lady Grace Mugabe to hand back her PhD. The wife of President…

10 years ago

Sierra Leone: Five new Ebola cases per hour

Leading charity Save the Children has warned that a rate of five new Ebola cases an hour in Sierra Leone…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Liberia’s Deputy Health Minister Bernice Dahn under quarantine

Liberian chief medical officer Bernice Dahn has put herself under quarantine for 21 days, after one of her assistants died…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak death toll passes 3,000 in West Africa

According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report, the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has passed…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone quarantines another one million people

Sierra Leone has widened the Ebola quarantine to include another one million people in an attempt to curb the spread…

10 years ago