Fear of the Ebola virus, weak public infrastructures and a slow response by the international public health community and world governments is reversing real progress in Liberia, ... Read more »
Health Minister Awa Marie Coll Seck told reporters that the infected person is a Guinean student who sought treatment at a hospital in Dakar. Read more »
It seems like a cruel twist of fate. The three African countries where the Ebola virus has rapidly spread and caused over 1 300 deaths since January - namely Guinea, Liberia Read more »
In addition to imposing controls on boats and ships hailing from Ebola-hit countries, Senegal has shut its border with neighboring Guinea. Read more »
Presidents of West African nations affected by the deadly Ebola virus are meeting in Guinea where they are expected to launch a U.S.$100 million action plan announced by the World ... Read more »
At least 24 people have been killed and many injured in a stampede at a beachside concert in Cornakry that was held to celebrate the end of Ramadan. Read more »
Newly-elected President Jose Mario Vas has been inaugurated after winning the second round of the presidential election. Read more »
Alama Kante has sung through surgery to remove a tumour from her throat, so surgeons could avoid damaging her vocal cords. Read more »
The deadly Ebola virus, which is continuing to spread in the region, has now claimed the lives of 337 people, the World Health Organization has announced. Read more »
Guinea's Health Minister Remy Lamah has criticized the decision by neighboring Senegal to close its border with the West Africa country following the outbreak of the deadly Ebola ... Read more »
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