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    An auto-updated collection of news articles on Ebola in West Africa from an extractives and health perspective

History of ebola

23 April 2018 3:36 AM Guinea, Health

English: Ebola is the term for the viral genus Ebolavirus (EBOV), or for the disease Ebola … [Read more]

Daily Press Briefing

22 April 2018 5:29 PM DR Congo, Health

Daily Press Briefing: SG Travels, Ebola, Lebanon, Iran, Libya, Women-Peace and Security, South … [Read more]

Guinea Insurance grows premium by 6.7% in 2017 – WorldStage

22 April 2018 5:03 PM Health, Nigeria

Guinea forecasts 6.7 pct GDP growth for 2017Reuters AfricaCONAKRY May 27 (Reuters) – … [Read more]

Guinea Insurance grows premium by 6.7% in 2017 – WorldStage

22 April 2018 5:03 PM Guinea, Health

Guinea forecasts 6.7 pct GDP growth for 2017Reuters AfricaCONAKRY May 27 (Reuters) – … [Read more]

‘Tomato Ebola‘ invades Kano farms as group foresees imminent shortage of produce, increase in …

22 April 2018 2:53 PM Health, Nigeria

Nigerian News: Some tomato farms in Kano state have been attacked by a pest known as the Tuta … [Read more]

Professor Ibiyemi: Private universities too need TETFund grant

22 April 2018 9:00 AM Health, Nigeria

Ibiyemi noted that a private university, Redeemer, “that is yet to start academic programme in … [Read more]

Private varsities too need TETFund grant – Ibiyemi, Achievers Varsity VC

22 April 2018 8:37 AM Health, Nigeria

Ibiyemi noted that a private university, Redeemer, “that is yet to start academic programme in … [Read more]

Senegal oil and gas map

22 April 2018 6:22 AM Extractives, Oil, Senegal

17 Oct 2014 By Patricia Doyle PhD Hello, Jeff – It does seen that there is an oil map for each … [Read more]

Nigeria, others economic prospect brightening –Report

22 April 2018 1:19 AM Extractives, Liberia, Mining

… oil production, Ghana is getting a boost from an expansionary 2018 government budget and … [Read more]

Nigeria, others economic prospect brightening –Report

22 April 2018 1:19 AM Extractives, Mining, Sierra Leone

… government budget and rising energy production; Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are on the … [Read more]

Traditional ruler gives kudos to Simba TVS tricycles

22 April 2018 12:11 AM Extractives, Nigeria, Oil

The palm oil subsector which is growth had according to Agro Nigeria been hampered by importation … [Read more]

‘How Nigeria can overcome challenges of herbal medicine industry’

21 April 2018 10:07 PM Health, Nigeria

The main reason we don’t have a herbal medicines industry in Nigeria is because most people … [Read more]

Ebola virus: Scientist in Europe accidentally exposes himself to deadly disease

21 April 2018 9:00 AM Guinea, Health

Ebola was first seen in the West African nation of Guinea in December 2013, and went on to claim … [Read more]

Ebola virus: Scientist in Europe accidentally exposes himself to deadly disease

21 April 2018 9:00 AM Health, Nigeria

Ebola was first seen in the West African nation of Guinea in December 2013, and went on to claim … [Read more]

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Health and News Alerts

World Bank promotes adaptive social protection to cope with crisis and build resilience

13 March 2018    1:19 PM
ReliefWeb

Source: World Bank Country: Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, World, Yemen The Bank increasingly works in complement with humanitarian actors, engaging in fragile and conflict-affected countries, and responding to other shocks such as natural disasters and climate change. Crisis is becoming a new normal in the world today. Over the past 30 years, […]

As Kasai humanitarian crisis reaches new heights, Red Cross expands response to cholera outbreak in DRC

9 January 2018    2:54 PM
ReliefWeb

Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo The outbreak is fueled in large part by the Kasai conflict, which has led to the near total collapse of the region’s health system. More than 1,000 people have died since January 2017. Yaoundé/Nairobi/Geneva, 9 January 2018— The insidious […]

Ebola survivors sue Sierra Leone government over missing millions

5 January 2018    10:21 AM
ReliefWeb

Source: The Guardian Country: Sierra Leone The first international court case intends to throw light on what happened to some of the millions of dollars siphoned off from funding to help fight the disease. Stewardship of $15m in foreign support for deadly outbreak under scrutiny as officials are accused of failing to honour promises Two […]

Survivors of Sierra Leone mudslide fear for future as camps close

6 November 2017    11:21 AM
ReliefWeb

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation Country: Sierra Leone About 1,900 households with more than 7,000 people have been registered. With the camps due to close on Nov. 15, they are being given cash of $200 or more and food and non-food items. By Nicky Milne | Thomson Reuters Foundation About 1,900 households with over 7,000 people […]

WHO promptly responds to Marburg Outbreak in Eastern Uganda

23 October 2017    8:51 AM
ReliefWeb

Source: World Health Organization Country: Uganda So far, there is one confirmed case and one suspected case. WHO is supporting community engagement in six high-risk counties through the District Social Mobilization and Village Health Teams. Following the confirmation of a case of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Kween district Eastern Uganda by Ministry of Health […]

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