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

Advocacy: How we achieve better healthcare in the wake of Ebola

22 January 2019 2:00 PM Health, Sierra Leone

Alongside neighbouring Guinea and Liberia, Sierra Leone was heavily affected by the 2014-16 West … [Read more]

Top militia chief killed in eastern DR Congo military operation

22 January 2019 1:48 PM DR Congo, Mining

Eastern DR Congo is known for its instability, with the government struggling to contain militia … [Read more]

Army kills militia chief and six others in east of DRC

22 January 2019 1:36 PM DR Congo, Mining

Army kills militia chief and six others in east of DRC … militia violence, tit-for-tat … [Read more]

Liberia

22 January 2019 9:19 AM Health, Liberia

Yusuf Busari. 13 May, 2017 at 23:17 PM. WHO to declare Ebola outbreak over as Liberia expects an … [Read more]

A spot of good news in an Ebola crisis: Vaccine supplies are expected to last

22 January 2019 8:33 AM Guinea, Health

It was first shown to be protective in people in a landmark clinical trial in Guinea toward the end … [Read more]

Demise toll from Ebola in DR Congo climbs to 370

22 January 2019 1:26 AM Health, Senegal

Some 49 people died following hemorrhagic fever, but it could not be verified whether they died of … [Read more]

Liberia: Major Foreign Company to Sell Out Investment Amid Troubling Conditions

21 January 2019 11:22 PM Extractives, Liberia, Mining

Monrovia – Sime Darby has put up its oil plantation in Liberia on sale after … to … [Read more]

370 dead in Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

21 January 2019 8:56 AM Health, Liberia

Kinshasa, Jan 21 : The death toll in the deadly Ebola virus outbreak in the … Ebola, one of … [Read more]

Old Second National Bank Of Aurora Has Upped Its Cheniere Energy (LNG) Stake by $838488 as …

18 January 2019 1:15 PM Extractives, Mining, Sierra Leone

Some Historical BSRR News: 04/04/2018 – Sierra Leone ruling party … SIERRA LEONE … [Read more]

Ebola death toll jumps again: Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo reveal 410 people …

18 January 2019 1:06 PM Health, Sierra Leone

This is the opposite of other countries that have faced Ebola, including Guinea and Sierra Leone, … [Read more]

What next for the DRC after the disputed election?

18 January 2019 10:03 AM DR Congo, Mining

… foreign affairs, homeland security, the budget, and the mining sector. … due to the … [Read more]

DRC court poised to rule on presidential vote challenge

18 January 2019 8:11 AM DR Congo, Mining

DRC court poised to rule on presidential vote challenge … nation rich in the minerals key to … [Read more]

African Union urges DRC to suspend final election results

18 January 2019 7:02 AM DR Congo, Mining

DRC’s constitutional court is poised to rule as early as Friday on a challenge … rich in … [Read more]

WHO expert: Ebola outbreak to continue at least 6 more months

17 January 2019 8:00 PM DR Congo, Health

“Though this is the 10th outbreak in the DRC, this is a community and region that has never … [Read more]

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Health and News Alerts

Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

9 January 2019    11:00 PM
World Health Organization

This article was originally published on this website.WHO and partners continue to respond to the ongoing Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in one of the most complex settings possible.

Ebola response resumes despite ‘risky environment’

8 January 2019    11:13 PM
ReliefWeb

This article was originally published on this website.Source: UN News Service Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo WHO now says that, under Government leadership and in collaboration with partner agencies, the Ebola response has resumed across all the affected regions in North Kivu Province. Despite a precarious security environment and continuing pockets of mistrust on […]

Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

3 January 2019    11:00 PM
World Health Organization

This article was originally published on this website.The response by WHO and partners to the ongoing Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak continues despite disruptions to key services due to security incidents taking place in Beni and Butembo during the recent election on 30 December 2018. In order to ensure the safety of all staff deployed, […]

How IFRC responded to the five biggest emergencies in Africa in 2018

31 December 2018    10:08 AM
ReliefWeb

This article was originally published on this website.Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Country: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe The IFRC responded to 34 emergencies in 22 countries across Africa where millions were affected by natural disasters, epidemics, […]

Oxfam forced to suspend Ebola response in DR Congo following pre-election violence

28 December 2018    1:23 PM
ReliefWeb

This article was originally published on this website.Source: Oxfam Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo “This is an extremely worrying situation, as every time the Ebola response has been suspended before we’ve seen a big spike in the number of new cases. This could mean Ebola spreading to even more people and other countries,“ – […]

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