Tag: Guinea
Cuban Ebola worker dies of malaria in Guinea
Guinea authorities buried a Cuban Saturday who died of malaria while working in the country to help battle the killer…
Guinea offers $10,000 to families of health workers killed by Ebola
The families of every Guinean health worker who has died in the Ebola outbreak will be compensated for their loss…
18 dead, 20 missing after boat sinks off Guinea
The death toll from an overcrowded wooden boat that sunk off the south coast of Guinea has risen to 18,…
Children who lost parents to Ebola shunned by families – UNICEF
Thousands of children who have lost parents to the west African Ebola epidemic risk are being shunned by frightened and…
Ebola Could Strike 20,000 In Six Weeks — Study
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa could infect 20,000 people as soon as early November unless rigorous infection control measures…
Five Guineans missing after Ebola workshop violence
Five people were missing Thursday after locals in Guinea attacked a delegation meant to educate them on Ebola, apparently because…
UN to feed up to one million people hit by Ebola
The United Nations is to fly in food aid for up to a million people affected by the Ebola outbreak…
Ebola: Jonathan urges greater cooperation among W/A countries
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has called for strategic collaboration among West African countries to control and contain the Ebola Virus…
West Africa mobilises against Ebola virus
West African countries have mobilised against an epidemic of haemorrhagic fevers including Ebola, which has claimed more than 80 lives…
23 die as hemorrhagic fever puzzles Guinea
An outbreak of hemorrhagic fever has killed at least 23 people in Guinea’s southeastern forest region since February when the…
Guinea Hails Frenchman’s Arrest Over Graft Claims
Guinea on Tuesday welcomed the arrest in the United States of a French-Israeli for obstruction of a grand jury investigation…
Mali war disrupts cocaine supply to Europe
PARIS(AFP) – France’s intervention in northern Mali against Islamist fighters involved in lucrative drug-running has disrupted cocaine supply to Europe…
Guinea’s crashed military plane kills army chief, 17 others
A plane carrying a military delegation from Guinea crashed Monday in Liberia, killing the army chief of staff and at…
Blatter, FIFA president visits Africa
The president of World football governing body (FIFA), Sepp Blatter, today began a six-day trip to Africa that will take…
And Miss ECOWAS 2012 is…
Mariam Diallo (C) of Guinea poses after being crowned Miss ECOWAS (Cedeao) 2012 with first runner-up Jirzah Ellen Evora (L)…
Cholera kills 348 in S/Leone, Guinea
A cholera epidemic in Sierra Leone which was declared a national emergency in mid-August has claimed 244 lives and affected…
Eagles Missing In Action As Nations Cup Kicks Off
For the first time since 1986, the Africa Cup of Nations will begin without soccer loving Nigerians watching Super Eagles,…