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Liberia shuts border as Ebola spreads
The new measures come as Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone struggle to contain the outbreak of the virus.
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Runaway Ebola patient dies in ambulance
The patient sparked a nationwide hunt when her family forcibly removed her from hospital.
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Ebola not hurting investment in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is among a group of West African countries suffering the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola.
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Ebola deaths surge in Sierra Leone, Liberia
The WHO says there were a combined 44 new cases and 21 deaths between 6 and 8 July.
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50 new Ebola cases, 25 deaths in W.Africa
The UN’s WHO says 844 cases, including 518 deaths, have been reported since February.
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Resources dampen fight against Ebola
West African states lack the resources to battle the world's worst outbreak of Ebola.
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Ebola death toll jumps to 467
The outbreak of the deadly disease is already the largest and deadliest ever according to the WHO.
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Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone shuts borders
Officials say 16 people have died of Ebola in Sierra Leone, a figure that has doubled in the last week.
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African journalists dodge daily threats
The comments were made at the International Press Institute (IPI)’s World Congress in Cape Town.
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Sierra Leone editor arrested
A newspaper editor was for publishing an article comparing President Ernest Bai Koroma to a rat.
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The Africa Report: 2 September
EWN’s Africa correspondent Jean-Jacques Cornish reports on the day’s top African news
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The Africa Report: 11 April
EWN's Africa Correspondent, Jean-Jacques Cornish, reports on the day's top African news
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'Husbands are a threat'
Post-conflict Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone women seem to suffer cruelty with “shocking frequency”.
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Rights group welcomes Taylor ruling
Human rights groups have welcomed the sentencing of Former Liberian President Charles Taylor.
