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October 2014

A two-week-old baby (in photo) together with her mother Isatu Mansaray have received discharged certificates at the Hasting Ebola Treatment Center upon the successful completion of their treatment. The child got infected with the Ebola virus

The government of the DRC announces a $3 million contribution to kickstart the Fund for the Green Economy in Central Africa KINSHASA, DRC, October 31, 2014/ -- The organizers of the Conference of Ministers of ECCAS

10/29/2014 - DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas  -- More than 35 Airmen and two C-130Js from the 317th Airlift Group and 7th Bomb Wing deployed Oct. 29, 2014, to an air base in Western Europe, where they will

The winning author receives a cash prize, a high-end device, with his or her published e-book promoted online and via digital media platforms LAGOS, Nigeria, October 30, 2014/ -- Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunications company, Etisalat (http://www.etisalat.com.ng),

Sierra Leone’s Petroleum Directorate Unit today hang heads in London with representatives and partners in the oil and gas industry to garner support in response to President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma’s clarion call for all

Freetown, Oct. 30, 014 (MOHS) - The Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Zhao Yanbo (in photo) has disclosed the provision of $82 million aid to Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia in the fight against the

Freetown, Oct. 30, 014 (MOHS) - The visiting European Union (EU) Team, led by the Director of Operations Humanitarian Aid, Dr. Jean-Louis De Brouwer has expressed his Union”s commitment to assist Sierra Leone with its current

Freetown, Oct. 30, 014 (MOHS) - The Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Zhao Yanbo has disclosed the provision of $82 million aid to Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia in the fight against the Ebola outbreak.

ACCRA, October 30, 2014—The World Bank Group announced today an additional $100 million funding in its Ebola crisis response to speed up deployment of foreign health workers to the three worst-affected countries in West Africa.

Sierra Leone's Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union and Economic Commission for Africa, His Excellency Osman Keh Kamara has called on the African Union Commission to

LONDON, UK (GlobalData), 29 October 2014 - Poor logistics and low trained staff numbers are two of the greatest limitations to providing a sufficient molecular diagnostic capacity for Ebola in West Africa, where only 56%

As international response to the on-going Ebola outbreak heightens, President Ernest Bai Koroma on Tuesday 28th October received at State House another set of donations from China to boost government’s efforts to stop the outbreak.

President Ernest Bai Koroma on Tuesday 28th October launched the 2014 Remembrance Day ceremonies at State House. The poppy week is a global event commemorated in memory of soldiers that fought and died during the

Interpol, the international organisation for police cooperation, has rejected a request from Egypt to issue one of its red notices against Ahmed Mansour, an Al Jazeera journalist. An Interpol red notice is one of the closest

Ebola Treatment Unit - Police Training School, Hastings Salone Business Women’s Hub was founded in March 2014 by a group of leading female entrepreneurs, chief executive officers, directors-general in public sector agencies, academics, public health specialists,