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At Ikoyi, Philosopher-chef Jeremy Chan gets to the core of deliciousness
The word "intense" is frequently used by friends and colleagues to describe Jeremy Chan, the 31-year-old philosopher-chef behind restaurant Ikoyi, which serves global interpretations of West African cuisine in the center of London.
Congo's Ebola outbreak now second-largest in history, WHO says
Congo's deadly Ebola outbreak is now the second-largest in history, behind the devastating West Africa outbreak that killed thousands a few years ago, the World Health Organization said Thursday. WHO emergencies chief Dr. Peter Salama called it "a sad toll" as Congo's health ministry announced ...
Senegal on Tuesday inaugurated a cybersecurity school to strengthen West Africa's defenses against computer hackers and use of the internet for terror funding and propaganda. Senegalese Foreign Minister Sidiki Kaba and French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian gave the ceremonial start to the National Cyber-Security School ...
New Ebola virus found in bats in Sierra Leone; too soon to tell if it spreads to humans
A new Ebola virus has been found in bats in Sierra Leone, two years after the end of an outbreak that killed over 11,000 across West Africa, the government said on Thursday. It is not yet known whether the new Bombali species of the virus ...
Congo Ebola outbreak kills 17 in 'health emergency with international impact'
Seventeen people in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have died from Ebola, the health ministry said on Tuesday, describing the fresh outbreak as a "public health emergency with international impact." "Twenty-one cases of fever with hemorrhagic indications and 17 deaths" have been recorded in ...
Sierra Leone Peace Diamond nets $6.5 million in auction to raise funds for West African nation
Sierra Leone sold one of the world's largest uncut diamonds for $6.5 million at a New York auction Monday to raise funds for development projects in the West African country. The egg-sized gem — known as the Peace Diamond — was bought by British luxury ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Sunday a second case of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo after an outbreak this week of 17 other suspected cases. Health officials are trying to trace 125 people thought to be linked to the cases identified in ...
'Trojan Horse' antibody seen showing early promise against Ebola strains
Scientists have found a hidden weak spot shared by all five known types of the deadly Ebola virus and successfully targeted it with two antibodies which blocked its ability to invade human cells. In early stage laboratory experiments published in the journal Science, the researchers ...
Cape Verde soldier sought after eight colleagues, three civilians are gunned down
A disgruntled soldier is suspected of gunning down eight other soldiers and three civilians Tuesday at a military barracks in Cape Verde, the West African country's government said. The suspected soldier is missing but there are "strong indications" he was behind the slayings, the former ...
Famed African musician Papa Wemba dies during Cote d'Ivoire festival
Congolese rumba music legend Papa Wemba died after collapsing on stage in the Cote d'Ivoire in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to the private morgue where his body was taken. Wemba, born in 1949, was performing at the FEMUA 2016 festival when he ...
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 ...
The World Health Organization and Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health and Sanitation announced the end of the recent flare-up of Ebola in the West African country. The declaration came 42 days, comprising two 21-day incubation cycles of the virus, since the last confirmed Ebola patient ...
