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How world’s worst Ebola outbreak began with one boy’s death

YoopyaNov 28, 2014July 6, 20230

Emile Ouamouno was just two years old and living in the remote Guinean village of Meliandou when he began suffering from a fever, headache and

Cuban doctor with Ebola virus

YoopyaNov 28, 2014April 10, 20230

BERLIN (AP) – A Swiss hospital says a Cuban doctor who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone is in a stable condition after nearly two days

Number of Ebola cases nears 16,000 as Sierra Leone loses ground: WHO

YoopyaNov 27, 2014July 15, 20230

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The death toll in the world’s worst Ebola epidemic has risen to 5,689 out of 15,935 cases reported in

Teen girl suicide bombers kill 30 in Nigeria, Boko Haram suspected

YoopyaNov 26, 2014July 12, 20230

Two teenage female suicide bombers blew themselves up in a busy market in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Tuesday, killing at least 30 people

Bringing Education to African Girls

YoopyaNov 25, 2014July 12, 20230

THE HAGUE — Two decades ago, when Ann Cotton, a British educator and philanthropist, started examining the problem of low school enrollment among girls in

Burkina Faso military gets key posts in Cabinet

YoopyaNov 24, 2014July 15, 20230

OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO — Transitional leaders in Burkina Faso have agreed on a new, 25-member government to guide the country to elections next year, allocating

Burkina Faso names army colonel Zida as prime minister

YoopyaNov 19, 2014July 12, 20230

(Reuters) – Burkina Faso named Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida as prime minister, according to a decree read out on Wednesday by Alain Thierry Ouattara, deputy

Will Two Terms Become Norm for African Presidents?

YoopyaNov 18, 2014July 12, 20230

For several years, analysts have predicted a sub-Saharan African version of the Arab Spring. The debate was revived again with the forced resignation of Burkina

Surgeon who contracted Ebola virus in Sierra Leone dies at Nebraska hospital

YoopyaNov 18, 2014July 15, 20230

A surgeon who contracted the Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone died at a Nebraska hospital where he was transported for treatment, the facility

Michel Kafando named Burkina Faso transitional president

YoopyaNov 17, 2014July 15, 20230

Authorities in Burkina Faso named former foreign minister Michel Kafando as transitional president on Monday in a key step towards returning the West African country