Tag: West Africa
Leaky tax administration to cost Nigeria, others $56bn
DAKAR, (Reuters) – Leaky tax administration could result in the loss of an estimated $56 billion dollars for West African…
Nigeria-French Language Village best in Africa, says DG
Prof. Raufu Adebisi, the Director-General, (DG), Nigeria-French Language Village (NFLV),Badagry, Lagos state, on Friday said the institution was alive to…
Ebola: Govt Trains 250 Volunteers
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) on Monday began training volunteers to be sent to help to contain the Ebola…
New commander takes over US Ebola mission in W.Africa
A new commander on Saturday took over the US military mission to combat Ebola in West Africa, the Pentagon said.…
Number of Ebola cases nears 10,000 in W.Africa
The number of people with Ebola is set to hit 10,000 in West Africa, the World Health Organization said, as…
Exposed: Ebolavirus US bio-warfare, Africans guinea-pigs
Could Ebola Have Escaped From US Bio-warfare Labs? American law professor, Francis A. Boyle, answers questions for tvxs.gr and reveals…
Ebola: WHO warns of deteriorating situation in W.Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday warned again of continuous deteriorating situation in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, saying…
Obama sends reservists to help fight Ebola in W.Africa
President Barack Obama on Thursday authorized the Pentagon to send reservists to take part in a US mission to combat…
Boko Haram: Jonathan wants more support from Cameroun, others
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Abuja welcomed greater support for the war against terrorism from the country’s neighbours. Jonathan…
US to work with 12 African countries to fight Ebola
By Simon Ateba The United States Government will work with 12 African countries and train 500 healthcare support providers per…
W.African troops ready to destroy Boko Haram
A regional force put in place to counter the Boko Haram jihadist group in Nigeria will start operations in November,…
Ebola: Nigeria to train health workers from W/African countries
The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Monday said Nigeria would offer specialised training to 15 health personnel from…
Cuba sends 461 doctors, nurses to help fight Ebola in West Africa
Cuba will send a total of 461 doctors and nurses to West Africa to help fight the Ebola epidemic, local…
Ebola death toll climbs to 2,811 out of 5,864 cases – WHO
The deadliest Ebola epidemic on record has now infected almost 6,000 people in west Africa and killed nearly half of…
World lost ‘precious time’ in Ebola fight – EU
The European Union urged the international community Monday to make up for “precious time” lost in the response to the…
Ebola death toll hits 2,400 – WHO
The worst-ever outbreak of Ebola fever has now killed more than 2,400 people and infected twice that number, according to…
Ebola will savage W. African economies – WHO
The Ebola epidemic could slice more than three percentage points off economic growth in the worst-hit countries of West Africa,…
Gates donates $50mn to Nigeria, others to fight Ebola
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said Wednesday it was pledging $50 million to Nigeria and other countries hit by…
National Ebola Centre commends FG for control
Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Incident Manager, National Ebola Emergency Operation Centre (EEOC), said on Monday that Federal Government’s fight against…
WHO ponders untested Ebola drugs
Health experts honed in Friday on a handful of unproven drugs they hope might turn the lethal tide of Ebola,…
Concerns over food shortages in Ebola-hit nations
The United Nations warned on Tuesday of “grave food security concerns” in the west African countries hardest hit by the…
Hackers target victims with Ebola scam mails
Henry Ojelu A new trend is emerging with the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease in some West African countries…
Ebola drug clears early test hurdle
A prototype drug that has been urgently given to a handful of patients with Ebola has cleared an important test…
Ebola cases could exceed 20,000 – WHO
The World Health Organization said Thursday it aimed to reverse the spread of Ebola within three months, but warned that…
Ebola death toll rises to 1,552, with 3,062 cases – WHO
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak tearing through West Africa has passed the 1,500 mark while the number of…
Liberian medic treated with experimental Ebola drug dies
A Liberian doctor treated with experimental American anti-Ebola serum ZMapp has died, the west African nation said on Monday. Abraham…
Ebola: AU deploys military medics to West Africa
The African Union (AU) Commission is to deploy a joint military medical personnel and civilian humanitarian mission to tackle the…
Ebola death toll rises to 1,427 – WHO
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak sweeping through west African countries has risen to 1,427 out of more than…
Fears and rumours of Ebola stalk Freetown-Paris flight
Chinese people fleeing Ebola, angry Africans, understaffed flight crew, rumours and fears: the Air France flight from Freetown to Paris…
Up to 30,000 in need of Ebola drugs now
Up to 30,000 people would have required Ebola drugs in the west African outbreak by now, according to a scientific…