More than 200 killed in Sierra Leone as mudslide sweeps away homes
FREETOWN: A mudslide killed more than 200 people on the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital… Read More
8 years ago
West Africa
17 dead in Burkina Faso restaurant ‘terrorist attack’
BURKINA FASO: Seventeen people have been killed and eight injured in a “terrorist attack” on… Read More
8 years ago
West Africa marks end of recent Ebola outbreak
MONROVIA:Liberia said it was free of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases of… Read More
9 years ago
Piracy falls worldwide but Nigeria is a concern: watchdog
KUALA LUMPUR: Pirate attacks on the high seas continue to fall but a global watchdog… Read More
9 years ago
Ebola cases near 16,000 as Sierra Leone loses ground
GENEVA: The death toll in the world's worst Ebola epidemic has risen to 5,689 out… Read More
11 years ago
Ebola adversely affected economic growth in West Africa: IMF
WASHINGTON: Economic growth in Liberia and Sierra Leone could decline by as much as 3.5… Read More
11 years ago
IMF says Ebola having ‘acute’ impact on West African economies
WASHINGTON: The worst ever outbreak of the Ebola disease is likely to lead to "sharply"… Read More
11 years ago
Ebola causing huge damage to West Africa economies: development bank
FREETOWN: Ebola is causing enormous damage to West African economies, draining budgetary resources and slashing… Read More
11 years ago
WHO warns of ‘shadow zones’ and unreported Ebola cases
GENEVA: Families hiding infected loved ones and the existence of "shadow zones" where medics cannot… Read More
11 years ago
Ebola outbreak: Guinea shuts borders with Sierra Leone, Liberia
CONAKRY: Guinea closed its borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia on Saturday in a bid… Read More
11 years ago
Ebola an international health emergency: WHO
LONDON/LAGOS: The world's worst outbreak of Ebola that has killed nearly 1,000 people in West… Read More
11 years ago