West Africa
Ivorian Photographer Joana Choumali Photo Series on Scarification (Tribal Marks) in West Africa – Hââbré
In a photo series called 'Hââbré, the last generation', Ivorian Photographer Joana Choumali documents the last...
US Universities Screening African Students for Ebola
College students from West Africa may be subject to extra health checks when they arrive to study in the United States...
Ghana to Establish Helicopter Service Center
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that government is in talks with a Russian firm to establish a helicopter...
Swiss government and the European Union (EU) to Fund Restoration of Agbogbloshie Dump Site
The government of Ghana has received funding from the Swiss government and the European Union (EU) to manage electronic...
First Case Of Ebola Confirmed In Senegal
Senegal's health minister has confirmed a first case of Ebola, making it the fifth West African country to be affected...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Ghana’s President Mahama To Tackle Drug Trafficking in West Africa
President John Dramani Mahama has promised to use his position as the Chairman of the Economic Community of West...
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...
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...
Ebola Outbreak In West Africa: Only 4 of Ghana’s 42 Entry Points Secured
It has emerged that as the Ebola epidemic spreads quickly across the sub-region, only four of Ghana’s 42 legitimate...
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...
WA Prison Officers Forced to Pay Medical Bills for Inmates
Prison officers are forced to dip into their own pocket and buy drugs for inmates of the Wa prison, Upper West Regional...
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...
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...