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The World Health Organization Estimates Over 20,000 People Could Get Ebola Before It is Brought Under Control

The World Health Organization says the current deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as...

Health

Africa Development Bank Supports Ebola Countries With $60M

The Deputy Health Minister Dr Victor Bampoe says the Africa Development Bank has earmarked $60m for countries affected...

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AIr France Cancels All Flights to Sierra Leone

Air France has canceled all flights to Sierra Leone. The cancellation of the flight is a result of fears and numerous...

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The Current State of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak.

Ebola still has the "upper hand" in the outbreak that has killed more than 1,400 people in West Africa, but experts...

Africa & World

Nigeria Postpones Start of School Year Over Ebola Outbreak

Authorities in Nigeria reported that classes in all public and private schools will be delayed by a month to put in...

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First Cases of Ebola In Congo, Two Deaths Confirmed

Congo’s health minister Felix Kabange Numbi said today that two deaths have been confirmed to be caused by Ebola, the...

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Sierra Leone Passes New Ebola Law Making It Illegal To Hide An Ebola Patient

Sierra Leone voted to pass a new amendment to its health act, imposing possible jail time for anyone caught hiding an...

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Here’s How Many People Have Died From Cholera So Far

Cholera has killed at least 67 people in Ghana since June and infected more than 5,000 others in an outbreak that...

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Ghana Government to Establish and Run a New National Airline

According to reports reaching us from the daily graphic, Ghana will soon boast its own airline as the Ministry of...

Business

The World Bank Praises Ghana’s Economic Growth Over the Past 10 years

The World Bank has praised Ghana for what it calls the enviable growth of the country’s economy in terms of...

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Liberia Riot Police and Soldiers Use Scrap Wood and Barbed Wire to Seal off 50,000 People To Contain Ebola

Riot police and soldiers acting on their president's orders used scrap wood and barbed wire to seal off 50,000 people...

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Ghana To Close Airspace To “Ebola countries”

Ghana could be forced to ban flights from Ebola affected countries once the spillover rate becomes threatening in West...

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Virologist Warns of Animal to Human Mode of Ebola Transmission

A Virologist at the Ghana Veterinary Service, Dr. Joseph Adongo-Awuni has cautioned the public to place equal emphasis...

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NITA Begin Investigations into Tape Alleging Conspiracy To Cover-Up Ebola Outbreak in Ghana

The National Information Technology Agency (NITA) is set to begin investigations into a tape making rounds on social...

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This Might Have Just Completely Worsened The Ebola Epidemic In Liberia, 50,000 People May Be In Danger Now

There are conflicting reports over the fate of 17 Ebola patients who vanished after a quarantine centre in the Liberian...

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152 New Cases of Ebola Recorded in Two Days – World Health Organization (WHO)

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said between 12 and 13 August, a total of 152 new cases of Ebola Virus...

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Ghana Armed Forces to Help in Building Ebola Isolation Centres

Field Engineers of the Ghana Armed Forces have been deployed to speed up work on the three designated centers to be set...

Sports

Ghana Refuses Sierra Leone’s Request to Play 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier in Accra

The government of Ghana has refused a request by Sierra Leone’s national team to play its 2015 Africa Cup of Nations...

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Tests on Kasoa Suspected Ebola Case Negative

According to the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Kasoa, Adam Nuhu, tests conducted on blood samples of two persons...