west africa

Burkina Faso Coup: General Gilbert Diendere Named Country’s New Leader

General Gilbert Diendere, a close ally of former Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore, has been named the country's new leader…

9 years ago

Canada suspends visas for Ebola countries

Canada has decided to suspend visa applications from residents and passport-holders from West African countries in the grip of the…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: World Bank appeals for 5,000 health workers to volunteer in West Africa

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has made an emotional appeal for thousands of medical workers to volunteer and help…

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

WHO projections: Nearly 20,000 Ebola cases by November 2014

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Ebola infections will treble to 20,000 by November if efforts to tackle…

10 years ago

Barack Obama’s Ebola speech: Outbreak in West Africa a threat to global security

President Barack Obama has announced the US measures to combat the Ebola virus as he called the outbreak in West…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: More than 1,900 people died in West Africa

More than 1,900 people have now died in West Africa's Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. WHO head…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak could infect 20,000 people in West Africa

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa could infect more than 20,000 people…

10 years ago

Ebola vaccine: Canada to donate up to 1,000 doses to WHO

Canada will donate up to 1,000 doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine to help battle the disease's outbreak in West…

10 years ago

Ebola vaccine may be available by 2015

Clinical trials of a preventative vaccine for the Ebola virus made by pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline may begin next month and…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: WHO declares international health emergency

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak an international health emergency. WHO officials said a coordinated international response…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: New York isolation patient tests negative

A New York man who was admitted to hospital with a high fever and stomach problems after travelling through West…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: US to send at least 50 public health experts to West Africa

The US will send at least 50 public health experts to West Africa to help fight the worst-ever outbreak of…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Dr. Kent Brantly arrives in US for treatment at Emory University Hospital

Dr. Kent Brantly, who was infected with the deadly Ebola virus in Liberia, has arrived in the US for treatment…

10 years ago

WHO: Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than efforts to control it

World Health Organization head Margaret Chan has said the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is spreading faster than efforts to…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Infected US aid worker transferred to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta

Emory University Hospital in Atlanta is preparing to receive a US aid worker infected with the deadly Ebola virus in…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone declares state of public emergency

Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma has declared a public health emergency to curb the deadly Ebola outbreak. Ernest Bai…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Liberia shuts all schools

Liberia is closing down all schools across the country to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Some communities…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: ASKY stops flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone

West African airline ASKY has stopped flying to Liberia and Sierra Leone amid growing concern about the spread of the…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: US doctor Kent Brantly tests positive for deadly virus

US doctor Kent Brantly, who has been working with Ebola patients in Liberia, has tested positive for the deadly virus,…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone escapee Saudatu Koroma dies

Saudatu Koroma, a Sierra Leone woman who fled hospital after testing positive for the Ebola virus, has died after turning…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: 25 more people die in West Africa

Twenty five more people have died from Ebola in West Africa since July 3, taking the total number of deaths…

10 years ago