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UN Health Agency Warns Ebola Outbreak in West Africa Has ‘A Very Nasty Sting in Its Tail’

UN Health Agency Warns Ebola Outbreak in West Africa Has ‘A Very Nasty Sting in Its Tail’

The United Nations health agency’s special envoy on Ebola response today said the outbreak in West Africa has a “very nasty sting in its tail,” but projected that the goal of zero transmission in the human population remains “very possible within 2015.” Dr. Bruce Aylward, Special Representative on Ebola Response for the World Health Organization […]

The Rapidly Developing African Economies Have Caught The Eye Of Investors

The Rapidly Developing African Economies Have Caught The Eye Of Investors

The rapidly developing economies of Africa have caught the eye of numerous property investors, according to the Knight Frank Report 2015. The continent is no longer viewed as a region of economic and industrial hardship, but as one of opportunity and potential prosperity. Following almost a century of commercial inertia, Africa’s economy began to accelerate […]

2017 Nations Cup: Sierra Leone Host’ Ivory Coast In Nigeria

2017 Nations Cup: Sierra Leone Host’ Ivory Coast In Nigeria

Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has announced it will host Ivory Coast in Nigeria for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on 6 September. The Group I match will be played in Lagos as Sierra Leone are banned from hosting international matches due to the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. A ban on domestic […]

No New Ebola Cases Reported In Sierra Leone In Past Week For First Time

No New Ebola Cases Reported In Sierra Leone In Past Week For First Time

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that no new Ebola cases were reported during the most recent reporting period in Sierra Leone for the first time since the beginning of the outbreak in West Africa, thanks to strong community involvement and the thorough work of rapid response teams. “This is very good […]

Ebola’s Victims of the Future – Pregnant Women

Ebola’s Victims of the Future – Pregnant Women

For the last 13 years, Sierra Leone has seen a dramatic decrease in its maternal mortality rate, due in large part to the introduction of free health care for pregnant women. One of the most devastating and yet rarely acknowledged impacts of the Ebola epidemic is that it threatens to undo all this good work. […]

At Security Council, Top UN Health Officials Spotlight Role of Emergency Preparedness in Ebola Fight

At Security Council, Top UN Health Officials Spotlight Role of Emergency Preparedness in Ebola Fight

The deadly Ebola outbreak which ravaged West Africa for more than a year has demonstrated the increasing importance of emergency preparedness both in Africa and across the world, said two senior United Nations health officials who noted that if the current intense focus on case detection and contact tracing is maintained, the virus could be […]

Liberian President Says Global Ebola Response Fragmented

Liberian President Says Global Ebola Response Fragmented

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the international community response to the Ebola outbreak in Liberia was late and fragmented. At a meeting recently with a visiting United Nations High Level Panel (HLP) on the Global Response to Health Crises in Monrovia President Sirleaf told the delegation that the international community’s role in outbreak came at […]

Why Should West Africa Hesitate to Endorse Term Limits?

Why Should West Africa Hesitate to Endorse Term Limits?

President Barack Obama’s widely-publicised remarks in Addis Ababa on African presidents who refuse to step down when their terms end highlights a vigorous debate which is going on across the continent. The debate is particularly intense in new democracies, where human rights defenders vigorously oppose moves to extend the rule of presidents in countries where […]

Sierra Leone: Bogus Mutiny Claims

Sierra Leone: Bogus Mutiny Claims

They were arrested in August 2013, incarcerated at the Pademba Road Male Correctional Centre for over 8 months without being charged to court. They were subsequently charged with 8 counts, ranging from conspiracy to commit mutiny, mutiny and failure to suppress mutiny. However, Yesterday, 13 of the alleged mutineers finally breathed an air of freedom […]

A Brief Look At Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in Tackling the Ebola Health Crisis

A Brief Look At Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in Tackling the Ebola Health Crisis

Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone continue to be vigilant for Ebola even as the United Nations mission for Ebola is shutting down its offices across Guinea. RFI takes a brief look at all three countries for an update. Guinea “Ebola is not over until it’s completely over… so we must continue to be very careful. […]

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