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  • FILE: US President Barack Obama.  Picture: AFP

    Obama to meet West African leaders to discuss Ebola

    Barack Obama is due to meet the presidents of Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone on Wednesday.

    2600 days ago
  • FILE: An MSF medical worker feeds an Ebola child victim at an MSF facility in Kailahun, on 15 August, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Weekly Ebola cases fall below 100

    This decrease signals the tide may have turned against the epidemic.

    2675 days ago
  • FILE: Liberian street artist Stephen Doe paints a mural to inform people about the symptoms of the deadly Ebola virus in Monrovia. Picture: AFP.

    Post-Ebola plan needed to avert 'double disaster'

    Financial support is needed to help rebuild lives and help crisis-affected economies recover.

    2678 days ago
  • FILE: Hundreds of fans descend on the Estadio De Bata in Equatorial Guinea for the opening ceremony of Afcon 2015. Picture: cafonline.com

    First round of Afcon wraps up

    There were no winners from last night's Group D action.

    2684 days ago
  • President Jacob Zuma. Picture: GCIS.

    Zuma to travel to Guinea

    President Jacob Zuma’s visit is at the invitation of his counterpart in that country.

    2694 days ago
  • FILE: Bafana have been grouped with Algeria, Ghana and Senegal, which has been dubbed as the 'group of death'. Picture: Twitter @BafanaBafana.

    Bafana in Afcon 'Group of Death'

    Bafana Bafana have been drawn into Group C alongside Algeria, Ghana and Senegal.

    2732 days ago
  • Guinean Red Cross workers wearing protective suits carry the corpse of a victim of Ebola in Macenta on November 21, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Mali records new Ebola case, linked to dead nurse

    The nurse contracted the disease after treating an imam from neighboring Guinea.

    2744 days ago
  • FILE: A further 67 contacts, including three relatives who travelled with her and 33 healthcare workers, are due to be given the all clear on Saturday. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN.

    Mali due to declare 108 Ebola-free after quarantine

    Mali became the sixth West African country to report a case of Ebola when a 2-year-old girl died.

    2756 days ago
  • WHO observers during their house-to-house Ebola awareness campaign teams in SierraLeone. Picture: Official WHO Facebook page.

    Ebola surging in Sierra Leone amid lack of treatment centres - UN

    Lack of food and basic goods is forcing some people to leave quarantine areas.

    2760 days ago
  • New York residents are fearing the deadly Ebola virus will spread in the city after a doctor contracted the disease. Picture: Supplied/EWN

    US doctor with Ebola improves, nurse’s quarantined dog released

    The only person in the United States currently being treated for Ebola was upgraded to stable condition.

    2764 days ago
  • A Sierra Leone health worker takes the temperature of a man at a checkpoint in Port Loko district one of the hardest hit areas due to the Ebola virus Sierra Leone 25 October 2014. Picture: EPA.

    US envoy Power defends Ebola guidelines, warns on Guinea

    There is a growing controversy in the United States over some states ordering 21-day quarantines.

    2765 days ago
  • FILE: Almost 5,000 people have died from the worst Ebola outbreak in history. Picture: AFP.

    Scientists seek Ebola cure in the antibodies of survivors

    The Institute Of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp says it hopes to start treatment next month.

    2773 days ago
  • FILE: Liberian nurses carry the body of a suspected victim of Ebola at the Sonuwein community in Monrovia, Liberia, 3 October 2014. Picture: EPA/Ahmed Jallanzo

    EU to discuss Ebola screening of travellers

    Officials say talks are designed to co-ordinate action taken by member states to fight the virus.

    2784 days ago
  • A health worker stands near a man suspected of suffering from the Ebola virus. Picture: AFP.

    Ebola could reach France and UK by end-Oct scientists calculate

    Scientists have used Ebola disease spread patterns and airline traffic data to predict chances.

    2792 days ago
  • FILE: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Margaret Chan gives a press conference in Geneva on 8 August 2014, Picture: AFP.

    WHO advises against travel or trade bans on Ebola-hit areas

    Some airlines have stopped flights to affected areas whichhas hampered aid efforts.

    2805 days ago
  • FILE: "Liberian Red Cross health workers wearing protective suits carry the body of a victim of the Ebola virus out of a garage on 10 September, 2014 in a district of Monrovia. Picture: AFP.

    Suspected Ebola case cleared to return to SA

    The woman was quarantined in a Nigeria hospital after displaying Ebola-like symptoms.

    2814 days ago
  • FILE: Senegalese authorities are still monitoring 67 people who came into contact with the Guinean student. Picture: AFP.

    Guinean who brought Ebola to Senegal recovers from virus

    The 21-year-old student who arrived from neighbouring Guinea last month.

    2817 days ago
  • FILE: Citizens will not be allowed to leave their homes between 18-21 September in a bid to prevent the disease from spreading further. Picture: AFP.

    Sierra Leone to impose 4-day, countrywide anti-Ebola “lockdown”

    The country has escalated efforts to halt the spread of Ebola across West Africa.

    2821 days ago
  • FILE: Soldiers of United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire wear a face mask to protect themselves from the Ebola virus as they patrol in Kandopleu, on 14 August 2014 near Biankouma near the border with Guinea and Liberia. Picture: AFP.

    Miners step up safeguards in Africa amid Ebola crisis

    Measures include turning away anyone who has come from countries where Ebola is present.

    2822 days ago
  • FILE IMAGE: A man stands next to a tent set up to treat Ebola patients on 12 August, 2014 in Monrovia. Picture: AFP.

    Fears of Ebola outbreak in Nigeria

    A strike in Nigeria has seen thousands of doctors being fired.

    2837 days ago
  • African Union.

    AU responds to Ebola outbreak

    Concerns over health institutions, education and traditional burial rites were raised.

    2844 days ago
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