Drugs A vaccine for the deadly Ebola virus could become a reality in less than a year, one expert says. As the death toll in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa nears 1,000, several groups of scientists are racing to produce a vaccine to protect against the disease. And the developer of one of these
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By Fanta Kiros This week, more than 90 US companies attended the U.S-African Summit in Washington, DC. During the meeting, President Obama announced that American companies — many with trade assistance from the US Export-Import Bank — are declaring new deals across Africa in clean energy, aviation, banking, and construction. These deals are estimated to
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IOL A total of 24 undocumented Ethiopian nationals were found during a traffic operation by members of the Gauteng Traffic Department in Braamfontein. Home Affairs spokesperson Mayihlome Tshwete said the Ethiopians were traveling in a 16-seater taxi when they were stopped by traffic officers, who escorted them to Brixton Police Station. According to Tshwete, the
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BBC A Liberian woman weeps over the death of a relative from Ebola on the outskirts of Monrovia The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the spread of Ebola in West Africa an international health emergency. WHO officials said a coordinated international response was essential to stop and reverse the spread of the virus. The
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World Bulletin / News Desk A 7-point statement issued following a June meeting between Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on a controversial Ethiopian dam on the Nile is a new source of contention between Addis Ababa and Cairo. While Egypt wants to discuss the seven points of the statement, Ethiopia
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BBC Tens of thousands of Iraqi Christians and Yazidis are understood to have fled their homes, as James Robbins reports US President Barack Obama says he has authorised targeted airstrikes against Islamic militants in northern Iraq, if they threaten US interests. However, he said US troops would be not be sent back to Iraq. He
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The Economist Bloggers and journalists who criticise the government are under the cosh ADDIS ABABA- A RANKING that countries do not aspire to ascend is the one compiled by the Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-based group. It reckons that Ethiopia is Africa’s second-worst jailer of journalists, ahead only of its ultra-repressive neighbour and
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TV360 Nigeria US President Barack Obama has said it is “premature” to send an experimental medicine for the treatment of Ebola to West Africa, where the outbreak of the virus has hit the most. US President Barack Obama has said it is “premature” to send an experimental medicine for the treatment of Ebola to West
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TV360 Nigeria US President Barack Obama has said it is “premature” to send an experimental medicine for the treatment of Ebola to West Africa, where the outbreak of the virus has hit the most. US President Barack Obama has said it is “premature” to send an experimental medicine for the treatment of Ebola to West
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FABIO BUCCIARELLI FOR AL JAZEERA AMERICA A fresh wave of violence is upending the world’s youngest country even aid efforts continue A top U.N. official on Wednesday told the Security Council that a fresh wave of violence in South Sudan is dragging the world’s youngest country closer to a “humanitarian catastrophe” as the global body
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