President Obama to recall U.S. troops deployed in West Africa to fight Ebola
President Barack Obama is set to announce on Wednesday that he will bring back nearly all of the 1,300 U.S. troops deployed in West Africa to fight the Ebola epidemic by April 30, the White House said late on Tuesday. Obama, who was excoriated last fall for a slow start to his Ebola outbreak response, […]
Nigeria postponing presidential elections because of Boko Haram
Nigeria is postponing presidential and legislative elections until March 28 because security forces fighting Boko Haram extremists cannot ensure voters’ safety around the country, the electoral commission announced Saturday in a decision likely to infuriate the opposition.Officials in President Goodluck Jonathan’s government have been calling for weeks for the postponement, saying the commission is not […]
The first large-scale trials of an Ebola experimental vaccine begin in Liberia
The first large-scale trials of an experimental vaccine against Ebola are due to begin in Liberia.The potentially preventative medicine was taken under strict security to a secret location in the West African country.Scientists aim to immunise 30,000 volunteers, including front-line health workers.More than 8,500 people have died in the Ebola outbreak, the vast majority in […]
United Nations peacekeepers kill 3 protesters in Mali
United Nations peacekeepers in the northern Malian town of Gao killed at least three people on Tuesday when they used live rounds to disperse there, witnesses said, but a U.N. spokesman said only warning shots were fired.Violence erupted as peacekeepers were meeting local leaders angry over a plan to create a buffer zone in the […]
Mali Confirms Al-Qaeda Prisoners Exchanged for French Hostage Lazarevic
Mali admitted on Friday that Al-Qaeda prisoners were freed in exchange for French hostage Serge Lazarevic, confirming reports on RFI earlier in the week. The French defence minister has refused to comment on links between the two. Mali’s Justice Minister Mohamed Ali Bathily said on Friday that four prisoners were freed in exchange for the […]
