Ghana determined to join West African neighbors' new currency, eco
Ghana is determined to join a new West African currency, called the Eco, which is expected to replace the CFA Franc as early as 2020, according to a statement from the presidency. "It will help remove trade and monetary barriers, reduce transaction costs, boost economic ...
Pentagon weighs pulling U.S. troops from West Africa: report
The Pentagon is looking into reducing or even withdrawing U.S. troops from West Africa, part of a worldwide redeployment of military forces, the New York Times reported Tuesday. There are between 6,000 and 7,000 U.S. troops in Africa, mainly in West Africa but also in ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Liberia puts 153 under Ebola surveillance after new outbreak sickens boy, 15
Liberia has placed 153 people under surveillance as it seeks to control a new Ebola outbreak in the capital more than two months after the country was declared free of the virus, health officials said. Three Ebola cases emerged in Liberia on Friday. The first ...
Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma said on Wednesday authorities would soon start laying off staff recruited to fight Ebola as the numbers of cases decline, but these workers would be employed elsewhere, where possible. Sierra Leone and neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone are battling ...
Experimental Ebola vaccine effective in monkeys: U.S.-Japan study
A Japanese professor and members of the U.S. National Institutes of Health have developed a potential vaccine for Ebola, the team reported Thursday in the online version of the U.S. journal Science. The substance has been found in tests to protect monkeys from infection. Yoshihiro ...
