Libya flies 142 migrants back to Guinea with U.N. agency's help
Libya put 142 illegal migrants on a flight back to Guinea on Wednesday with the help of the U.N. migration agency, officials said, as the North African country steps up deportations to ease severe overcrowding in its detention centers. The number of people stuck in ...
Sierra Leone keeps borders open but goes on renewed Ebola alert
Sierra Leone called Sunday for increased vigilance to prevent a resurgence of the Ebola virus after new cases in neighboring Liberia and Guinea, but cautioned against shutting off borders between the west African states. The alert came after the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed a ...
Using survivors' blood didn't appear to help Ebola patients in Guinea test
Giving the blood of Ebola survivors to patients didn't seem to make a difference, doctors found in the biggest study so far on the approach, prompting some scientists to say it's time to abandon the strategy. With no licensed treatment for the devastating disease, doctors ...
2,500 deaths, 6,200 orphaned, Guinea now deemed Ebola-free; Liberia counting the days
Guinea was declared free of Ebola transmission on Tuesday after more than 2,500 people died from the virus in the West African nation, leaving Liberia as the only country still counting down the days until the end of the epidemic. The announcement made at a ...
Guinea was declared free of Ebola on Tuesday after more than 2,500 people died from the virus in the West African nation, leaving Liberia as the only country still awaiting a countdown for the end of the epidemic. People in the capital, Conakry, greeted the ...
Guinea's president wins second term; opponent vows to protest
Guinea President Alpha Conde has a won a second term, the election commission announced Saturday, avoiding a runoff with his closest rival, who vowed to protest the results. "I proclaim that Alpha Conde has been elected president of the republic in the first round," election ...
Ailments afflicting Ebola survivors called emergency within emergency
Lingering health problems afflicting many of the roughly 13,000 Ebola survivors have galvanized global and local health officials to find out how widespread the ailments are, and how to remedy them. The World Health Organization calls it an emergency within an emergency. Many of the ...
Guinean authorities have indicted former military leader Moussa Dadis Camara over a massacre at a stadium in the capital in 2009 in which soldiers are accused of killing at least 157 people, a spokesman for his party said on Thursday. Camara's indictment could throw into ...
Renewed outbreak feared as Liberia quarantines two households after finding Ebola fatality
Liberian authorities on Tuesday quarantined two households after the corpse of a 17-year-old boy was found with Ebola, sparking fears the West African country could face another outbreak of the disease nearly two months after being declared Ebola-free. "Liberia has got a re-infection of Ebola," ...
Ebola not abating in Guinea, resurging in Sierra Leone as travel, burial rules are ignored
Despite hopes that the deadly Ebola outbreak could soon be contained in West Africa, it shows no signs of abating in Guinea and may be flaring up once more in Sierra Leone as people are flouting rules limiting travel meant to stop it. The election ...
Fukuoka man who fell ill after visiting Guinea tests negative for Ebola
A man from Fukuoka Prefecture who was suspected of contracting the Ebola virus while in West Africa has been cleared, the health ministry said Monday. The man, who is in his 40s, was admitted to a local hospital after he developed a fever above 38 ...
Guinea hands down life sentences to 11 accused in mob slaying of eight Ebola workers, journalists
A Guinea court sentenced 11 people accused of killing eight Ebola health workers and journalists last year to life in prison on Tuesday. Judge Mamadou Diop released 15 other suspects at the conclusion of the trial, according to state TV. The trial in the remote ...
