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Nigeria Declares National Emergency over Ebola

by Bashir AdigunAugust 8, 2014January 25, 2022

Nigerian port health official uses a thermometer on a worker at the arrivals hall of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria. As the Ebola outbreak in West Africa grows, […]

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Obama Seeks ‘Long Term’ Partnership with Africa

by George E. CurryAugust 6, 2014January 25, 2022

President Obama speaks at the US Africa Business Forum during the US Africa Leaders Summit. WASHINGTON (NNPA) – President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that the federal government and private U.S. […]

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World Health Organization: Death Toll from Ebola in W. Africa Hits 887

by Associated PressAugust 4, 2014January 25, 2022

File photo of a 43 year old Congolese patient, center, who has Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is comforted by Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) nurse Isabel Grovas, left, and Doctor […]

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World Health Organization: Ebola Moving Faster Than Control Efforts

by Associated PressAugust 1, 2014January 25, 2022

China’s Margaret Chan, center, Director-General of the World Health Organization, WHO, is greeted by officials as she arrives at the airport for talks on Ebola in the city of Conakry, […]

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Ugandan Court Invalidates Anti-Gay Law

by Rodney MuhumuzaAugust 1, 2014January 25, 2022

A photo of Uganda’s president hangs on the wall, left, as Judge, Stephen Kavuma reads the verdict at Uganda’s Constitutional court, Friday, Aug.1, 2014. A Ugandan court has invalidated an […]

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Liberia President Orders New Anti-Ebola Measures

by Associated PressJuly 28, 2014January 25, 2022

In this photo taken on Sunday, July 27, 2014, Medical personnel inside a clinic taking care of Ebola patients in the Kenema District on the outskirts of Kenema, Sierra Leone. […]

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