# west-africa - Wednesday 19 August, 2020
# New Elections
# New Elections
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s government had been beset by months of protests.
# west-africa - Friday 10 May, 2019
# West Africa
# West Africa
One American, one Korean and two French hostages were freed in the operation.
# west-africa - Monday 23 January, 2017
# West Africa
# West Africa
Yahya Jammeh flew out of The Gambia on Saturday.
# west-africa - Saturday 14 May, 2016
# Bottom Line
# Bottom Line
The country’s fashion for large bottoms leads to some people taking drastic measures.
# west-africa - Tuesday 26 April, 2016
# Child Marriage
# Child Marriage
In Burkina Faso, children as young as nine are being forced into marriage.
# west-africa - Friday 29 May, 2015
# Hate It When That Happens
# Hate It When That Happens
… in all likelihood though, the bird probably has an owner in the local area.
# west-africa - Wednesday 4 February, 2015
# EBOLA
# EBOLA
The Ebola response appears to finally be working. But Sierra Leone has never faced an enemy like this before – the crisis has been devastating.
# west-africa - Friday 16 January, 2015
# World Vision
# World Vision
A suspicion of vaccines and stigma around Ebola can have devastating affects.
# west-africa - Monday 22 December, 2014
# Sniffer Dog
# Sniffer Dog
She’s a great madra altogether.
# west-africa - Monday 1 December, 2014
# EBOLA
# EBOLA
Solutions do not come easy, but Ebola transmission can be stopped.
# west-africa - Friday 28 November, 2014
# Outbreak
# Outbreak
Studies showed that three men who had recovered from Ebola still had the live virus in their semen for over a month after the onset of symptoms.
# west-africa - Saturday 22 November, 2014
# On A Jetplane
# On A Jetplane
The centre was built by the UK Government.
# west-africa - Friday 21 November, 2014
# Vroom Vroom
# Vroom Vroom
The bikes have been sent to west Africa.
# west-africa - Friday 14 November, 2014
# West Africa
# West Africa
Drug and blood-based trials will begin in West Africa next month.
# west-africa - Wednesday 12 November, 2014
# Virus
# Virus
Mali, however, has recorded just its second death.
# west-africa - Tuesday 11 November, 2014
# Mission
# Mission
The move got Cabinet approval today.
# Good News
# Good News
Progress is being made in the battle against the disease in the African nation. Another 250-bed centre is treating around 50 patients.
# west-africa - Saturday 1 November, 2014
# USA
# USA
The judge said that Kaci Hickox is not infectious.
# west-africa - Friday 31 October, 2014
# United Nations
# United Nations
To date, Ireland has provided direct funding of almost €3 million to help fight the deadly virus.
# west-africa - Monday 27 October, 2014
# Border Control
# Border Control
It comes as a teenager arriving from Guinea and put into isolation has tested negative for the disease.
# west-africa - Saturday 25 October, 2014
# Outbreak
# Outbreak
Where did it come from? And how can it be overcome?
# Death
# Death
The girl had recently returned to Mali from neighbouring Guinea.
# west-africa - Friday 24 October, 2014
# Public Health Emergency
# Public Health Emergency
That’s according to the National Public Health Emergency Team.
# west-africa - Tuesday 21 October, 2014
# EBOLA
# EBOLA
This will allow authorities to focus their health checks.
# Exposure
# Exposure
New research has also found that screening people leaving West Africa is far more efficient than screening those arriving at other countries.
# west-africa - Friday 17 October, 2014
# West Africa
# West Africa
Sierra Leone is a very friendly, sociable place but that is changing. People are avoiding church and the mosque, and shops have chlorine buckets outside for people to wash their hands before they enter.
# New Appeal
# New Appeal
The cash, which came from Colombia, is a tiny fraction of the $1 billion that the UN has estimated it needs to fight the epidemic.
# west-africa - Tuesday 14 October, 2014
# Status Update
# Status Update
Facebook’s CEO said that the virus must be brought under control soon, before it becomes a “long-term global health crisis”.
# Nina Pham
# Nina Pham
Meanwhile, a second US patient, Nina Pham, said she was “blessed”.
# Happy Tail
# Happy Tail
There was uproar when it was suggested that the dog of a Spanish Ebola patient be put down.
# west-africa - Monday 13 October, 2014
# Training
# Training
The Director of the Health Protection Surveillance Centre said we’ve moved into an emergency plan.
# west-africa - Thursday 9 October, 2014
# Virus
# Virus
Downing Street confirmed the move today in a bid to help stop the deadly virus from spreading,
# west-africa - Monday 6 October, 2014
# West Africa
# West Africa
Pictured is Dr Mitchell Levy, father of the patient, Ashoka Mukpo.
# west-africa - Tuesday 23 September, 2014
# Outbreak
# Outbreak
Members of the Departments of Foreign Affairs and Health are set to meet with NGOs to discuss the issue tomorrow.
# west-africa - Wednesday 17 September, 2014
# Call To Action
# Call To Action
The American president ordered 3,000 US military personnel to West Africa to combat the growing health crisis.
# west-africa - Tuesday 16 September, 2014
# End The Outbreak
# End The Outbreak
The current outbreak has killed 2,400 people so far.
# west-africa - Tuesday 9 September, 2014
# CONTAINMENT
# CONTAINMENT
All the Ebola treatment centres in Sierra Leone are currently full; they simply cannot take any more patients, writes Darren Hanniffy.
# west-africa - Saturday 30 August, 2014
# Outbreak
# Outbreak
Meanwhile, Morocco has vowed to keep up regularly scheduled flights to Ebola-hit nations in a “solidarity” move.
# Talks
# Talks
The EU leaders will also discuss the Ukraine crisis at the special meeting.
# west-africa - Thursday 28 August, 2014
# EBOLA
# EBOLA
The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa raises some important questions about the treatment of infectious disease and the so-called developed world.
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