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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Africa News Headlines - Special Ebola Edition - 28 October 2014

African students address their peers' misconceptions about Ebola
Source: The Daily Pennsylvanian

Finding Ebola's 'patient zero'
Source: The Guardian/Daily Maverick

New paper Ebola test can detect strains within 30 minutes
Source: UPI

WHO vaccines boss Marie-Paule Kieny signs up as first Ebola trial guinea pig
Source: Biznews.com/Reuters

The real worry isn’t Ebola in New York. It’s Ebola in Mali.
Source: The Washington Post

Virginia's tie to Liberia should bind us in Ebola fight
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch

Why the Cuomo/Christie Ebola Quarantine is Stupid
Source: Reason

Ebola literacy
Source: Trinidad Express

Ebola: Experienced doctors still rare
Source: IRIN

Ebola ‘infects’ African tourism
Source: Newstime Africa

Ebola's family history revealed
Source: The Daily Mail

Ebola pandemic: Wake-up call for Africa
Source: The Standard

Evaluating Ebola as a Biological Weapon
Source: Forbes

AU offers 2,000 more staff to aid Ebola-hit region
Source: BusinessDay

Travellers with Ebola should not be stigmatised: UN chief
Source: ZeeNews

WHO plans to roll out mass Ebola vaccines by mid-2015
Source: Standard Digital/AFP

President Obama: "Focused on the Fight Against Ebola"
Source: The White House

Rap’s newest obsession: Lyrics about Ebola
Source: The Washington Post

Uganda sends more medical personnel to Ebola-hit West Africa
Source: Business Standard

Virginia increases Ebola monitoring of travelers, stops short of mandatory quarantine
Source: Roanoke Times

DP William Ruto calls for African unity in fight against Ebola, terrorism
Source: Standard Digital

Watch (and Cringe): U.S. vs. U.K. Media on Ebola
Source: Reason

New quarantine rules considered for aid workers returning to U.S. from Ebola-stricken region
Source: Washington Post

“Ebola virus will not be gone. It will only be hiding again”
Source: Salon

UN Foundation CEO on 3 untold Ebola stories
Source: Fortune

WHO sending Ebola experts to Mali, 43 people monitored for virus
Source: Reuters

Safari Operators Amend Cancellation Policies to Counter Ebola Panic
Source: Travel Pulse

4 innovative solutions to deliver on education amid Ebola crisis
Source: devex

US Isolates Troops After Ebola Efforts in West Africa
Source: Voice of America

Ebola death toll tops 4,900 as virus spreads: WHO
Source: Reuters

U.S. Ebola fighters head to Africa, but will the military and civilian effort be enough?
Source: The Washington Post

Fear and indifference leave West Africa desperate for Ebola staff
Source: Reuters

Cuban sent to fight Ebola dies of malaria
Source: New Vision

No runners from Ebola-stricken nations in marathon
Source: Colorado Springs Gazette

Monsters in suits: Ebola's traumatic effect on children
Source: News24

Australia slaps visa ban on Ebola-hit West Africa states
Source: Delhi Daily News

UK Ramps Up Ebola Monitoring in Shipping Industry
Source: International Business Times

Murray State Deferring Applications from Africa
Source: WBKO/AP

Halloween In The Time of Ebola
Source: SitNews

In a Liberian slum swarming with Ebola, a race against time to save two little girls
Source: The Washington Post




Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Africa News Headlines - Special Ebola Edition - 21 October 2014

Woah! Did The Simpsons predict Ebola outbreak 17 years back?
Source: First Post

John Hoffmire: What's the next step in the Ebola crisis?
Source: Deseret News

Ebola vaccine trials could start in Africa in January
Source: USA Today

Samsung donates 3,000 smartphones in support of the fight against Ebola
Source: Biztech Africa

Ebola: Wake up call for Africa to build its own institutions
Source: Nehanda Radio

Cameroon braces-up though Nigeria declared Ebola-free
Source: CRTV

Rwanda to screen U.S. visitors for Ebola
Source: USA Today

Could Ebola Kill Our Chocolate Supply?
Source: Broward/Palm Beach New Times

Ebola hits West Africa food security
Source: IRIN

World Bank hails Uganda over Ebola fight
Source: New Vision

Cocoa industry donates $600K to Ebola prevention
Source: FoodBev.com

Ebola fears: Blame Hollywood?
Source: The Hill

Georgetown professor drops class to become U.S. Ebola coordinator
Source: Georgetown Voice

Plane Of Good Samaritans: Why Fly To (And From) West Africa
Source: North Country Public Radio

Ivory Coast Exporters Ramp Up Cocoa Shipments Amid Ebola Fears
Source: The Wall Street Journal

Ebola’s negative economic impact to spread in Africa
Source: The Malay Mail Online

Army medics' Africa mission to battle Ebola outbreak
Source: Darlington & Stockton Times

Uganda says no fresh cases of Ebola like Marburg virus
Source: Capital FM

Doctors back Kenya fight against Ebola
Source: The Star

“The Hot Zone” and the mythos of Ebola
Source: ScienceBlogs

Could mobile marketing be the key to combating Ebola in Africa?
Source: Bizcommunity.com

Nine "Diseases" CDC Considers More Important Than Ebola
Source: Amy Ridenour's National Center Blog

Navy scientist serves as front line Ebola fighter in Liberia
Source: Stars and Stripes

Cuba pledges more doctors, nurses to fight Ebola in Africa
Source; Myrtle Beach Online

Ugandan leader calls for political mobilization against Ebola
Source; StarAfrica

An Ebola Outbreak Contained: What U.S. And Other Nations Can Learn From Nigeria
Source: Forbes

Ebola Hysteria Fever: A Real Epidemic
Source: Huffington Post

Red Algae Extract Fights Ebola … and HIV, SARS and HCV
Source: Global Research

What the Ebola Experts Miss
Source: The Wall Street Journal

Former ObamaCare adviser: Pentagon’s Ebola team is ‘overkill’
Source: The Hill

U.N. Group Urges China's Wealthy to Fight Ebola
Source: The Wall Street Journal

In Fight to Stop Ebola, Nigeria Got Right Everything America Got Wrong
Source: The Cable

New Africa Books - Special Ebola Edition for 20 October 2014
Source: Sub-Saharan Monitor



Thursday, June 26, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 26 June 2014

Gabon Bound Airplane Disappears in Camerounian Airspace
Source: This Day Live

Zuma is Africa's third most followed leader on Twitter
Source: TimesLIVE

Nigeria promises to meet EU's long term gas supply needs
Source: Platts

Russia offers to train Kenya police on anti-terrorism
Source: KBC

Security Hazards of Being a FIFA World Cup Spectator
Source: Africa in Transition

ISS: Kenya's dilemma in Somalia - to withdraw or not to withdraw?
Source: defenceWeb

China-Africa Relations: More Room for Improvement
Source; The African Executive

Cuban Vice-president Heads Delegation to African Summit
Source: ACN

The world is aTwitter as more world leaders connect
Source: Miami Herald

US Congratulates Madagascar on Democratic Milestone
Source: Voice of America

The Gorilla vet teams who treat infants orphaned by poachers and combat disease to help numbers regrow
Source: Daily Mail

AU Says It's Progressing to Military Force by End of 2015
Source: Voice of America

Does Nigeria have an image problem?
Source: BBC News

WHO Issues Update on Polio in Central Africa
Source: Infection Control Today

Nigeria aims for investment hub as appetite for South Africa wanes
Source: Business Day


Thursday, April 17, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 17 April 2014

International professor recounts history of physicians in Africa
Source: The Michigan Daily

Cuba and South Africa Mark 20th Anniversary of Political Links
Source: ACN

Scaling up agribusiness should be Africa’s next growth frontier
Source: BusinessReport

Sub-Saharan Africa hotels boom
Source: Business Day

Money Transfer: Are Africans getting ripped off?
Source: The Africa Report

Avoiding Africa's Oil Curse: What East Africa Can Learn From Past Booms
Source: Foreign Affairs

Foreign Firms Chase African Deals With New Facilities
Source: DefenseNews

Namibia: Africa's conservation success story
Source: Mother Nature Network

AFRICA INVESTMENT-Africa's hunger for data sends satellites into orbit
Source: Reuters

Total's Big Plans for Africa Will Provide Long-Term Growth
Source: The Motley Fool

Strässer: 'Human rights are also valid in Africa'
Source: Deutsche Welle

Brotherhood of Braai: How BBQ brings South Africans together
Source: CNN

Polio Hits Equatorial Guinea, Threatens Central Africa
Source: NPR

Boko Haram Kidnaps Nigerian School Girls
Source: Africa in Transition

Kenya bid for 2017 World Youth Athletics Championships
Source: Times of India

West African Ebola outbreak caused by new strain of disease: study
Source: Reuters

Protocols Agreed Between the EU and Gabon, Madagascar and the Seychelles
Source: The Fish Site

Kenyatta Warns Against Politicizing Security Operations
Source: Citizen News

The Troubled State of Freedom in Nigeria
Source: Freedom at Issue

Gabon: ICRC signs headquarters agreement with government
Source: ICRC

Obama Should Ensure Civil Society Has Key Role at Africa Leaders’ Summit
Source: Freedom House

Letter to President Obama on the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit
Source: Freedom House





Monday, April 14, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 14 April 2014

Tourists head to Gabon seeking psychedelic enlightenment through 'iboga'
Source: The Star

Weekly Map of Political and Ethnic Violence in Nigeria
Source: Africa in Transition

The Long Shadow of Rwanda on (Central) Africa
Source; Somaliland Press

Turkey To Help Kenya Modernise Its Police Force
Source: Bernama

Nigeria’s GTBank Plans Africa Expansion
Source: Ventures Africa

Great potential between SA, Guinea - minister
Source: News24

Bharti's Africa safari goes slowly
Source: Business Standard

Nigeria Pays $10m to Ghana for Failure to Meet Gas Supply Agreement
Source: Energy Tribune

African journalists dodge daily threats
Source: Eyewitness News

Rwanda's Kizito Mihigo and Cassien Ntamuhanga arrested
Source: BBC News

Ethiopia: One of Fastest Growing Economies in Africa wants more
Source: Geeska Afrika

Cuba to be Represented in African Caravan Against Malaria
Source: Radio Cadena Agramonte

Joss Stone makes tour stop in Lesotho to see Prince Harry's charity work
Source: Star Magazine