Africa News
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A warning has been sounded that methods deployed to increase food production in East Africa could increase the risk of plague, possibly to epidemic levels.
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Bigelow -
Arkansas Senator Jason Rapert has the solution for putting ISIL in its place: Nuke the jihad out of them!
Rapert fired off this salvo on his Facebook page by trotting out the idea that "God is love."
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In 2010, a severe drought devasted the Eastern part of Kenya, Ethiopia and some parts of of Somalia. It created one of the most severe food security emergencies that humanity had ever seen.
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The number of reported cases of Ebola are dropping across West Africa, according to a World Health Organization report. Meanwhile, vaccine trials are set to commence in Liberia.
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New York -
The lives of the poor will improve faster in the next 15 years than at any time in history, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates and his wife Melinda say.
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With the U.K. nurse, Pauline Cafferkey, no longer critically ill with Ebola, the fight against the virus still continues heavily in areas of Africa.
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Digital Journal presents another update on the Ebola crisis and the measures being taken to deal with the viral disease that has hits parts of West Africa very hard.
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Washington -
Its main battlegrounds are far away and its true influence hard to judge, but the Islamic State's black banner is attracting the attention of jihadists in Africa, particularly in Nigeria.
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Nairobi -
On Tuesday, conservationists reported that the slaughter of Africa's elephants and the illegal trade in ivory taking place in China is "out of control'" If illegal killing continues, elephants in the wild will disappear within a generation, they say.
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Nairobi -
The slaughter of Africa's elephants and the illegal trade in ivory in China are "out of control" and could push wild elephants to extinction within a generation, conservationists said Tuesday.
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Nairobi -
The slaughter of Africa's elephants and the illegal trade in ivory in China are "out of control", conservationists said Tuesday, with wild elephants potentially disappearing within a generation.
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According to a UNICEF statement released on December 8, an estimated 230 million children live in countries and areas affected by armed conflicts.
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While Ebola continues to cause havoc and death in West Africa, another virus family could be emerging a significant threat. These viruses (henipaviruses) may have jumped from fruit bats into humans in Africa.
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Ministers from 58 European and African states on Thursday pledged to adopt a new coordinated approach to migration that goes beyond the single issue of policing borders.
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A closer look at some of the frontrunners for the Nigerian presidency as the country's 2015 general election grows ever closer.
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London -
Fewer babies could mean an "economic miracle" for sub-Saharan Africa, with gains of $500 billion (400 billion euros) a year over three decades for the region, the UN Population Fund said Tuesday.
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Scientists are to begin tests of antiviral drugs and transfusions of blood from Ebola survivors in the West African countries. The focus will be on countries worst hit by the viral epidemic.
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Madrid -
Amnesty International and 12 other human rights groups urged the United Nations and Europe on Thursday to press Spain to stop the "illegal" deportations of migrants who reach its territories in north Africa.
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Conakry -
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has criticised the level of international support for nations hit by Ebola as she begins a tour of west African nations at the epicentre of the deadly outbreak.
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New York -
Even if the sky is falling, it will not bring Ebola with it. Yet it has created hysteria not seen in the U.S. since a war was launched in Iraq to destroy weapons of mass destruction that were no longer there.
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Geneva -
The number of cases in the Ebola outbreak has today exceeded 10,000, with 4,922 deaths, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Geneva -
An internal document from the World Health Organization (WHO) admits that the organization "botched" efforts to control the spread of Ebola.
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Washington -
Nations vowing to wipe out poverty in Africa have failed to come through with sufficient aid, an international advocacy group said in a report released Monday, urging them to make good on their pledges.
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Washington -
Nations vowing to wipe out poverty in Africa have failed to come through with sufficient aid, an international advocacy group said in a report released Monday, urging them to make good on their pledges.
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Flush with cash from its recent sales of subsidiary properties, French multinational Vivendi SA is setting its sights to the south and east in order to further globalize its remaining properties.
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The world population may grow larger than previously estimated, reaching 11 billion people by century's end, according to a UN-led analysis published Thursday.
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Biologists have completed the genetic analysis on the African midge. The remarkable insect can survive a variety of extreme conditions. The basis of this “invulnerability” is the insect’s genes.
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With its' long, graceful neck and elaborately patterned hide, the giraffe is truly an iconic symbol of Africa. Like seemingly every other wild animal in the world, they are in decline.
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Various actions are being undertaken to fight the Ebola virus that is sweeping across parts of West Africa, and resulting in a mounting death toll. As the main vector is bats, some scientists think that tracking bats is one way to combat the disease.
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Discovering new ways to identify drugs that could be used to treat Ebola virus infection should relate to the types of proteins inside a cell that are critical for the functions of Ebola virus, according to a new study.
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At the IHT Luxury Conference on Friday, Bono described Africa as "remarkable creative, and entrepreneurial," and reminisced about conversations he shared with friends at EDUN's launch in 2005.
"Our African friends said to us... 'Is it another charitable project?' And we're like, 'No, it's a business.' 'Oh thank GOD.'" Kevin Ito
A market in Lagos, south west Nigeria. Zouzou Wizman
Seleka presidential guard soldiers drive on pickups in Miskine district in Bangui With permission by Reuters/Emmanuel Braun
Global demonstrations took place to protest the imprisonment of Malachi York who many believe to be innocent of his charges. Some think that his arrest is part of a grander scheme.
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The DRC is Africa's largest country. Wikipedia
the Elysee Summit for Peace and Security in Africa, in Paris December 7, 2013 With permission by Reuters / Thibault Camus
A woman in traditional clothes walks over open ground in Ethiopia's drought-hit Borena zone, near the village of Goraye aheavens
The international United Nations campaign Nothing But Nets made a stop in Toronto to help bring awareness to residents that malaria is a serious global issue.
They urged people to donate money to buy a net for those refugees living in African camps.
France's President Francois Hollande arrives to attend the Elysee Summit for Peace and Security in Africa, in Paris December 7, 2013 With permission by Reuters / Thibault Camus
File photo: Soccer team in action. Andrea Wanderer
Didier Drogba celebrating one of his many goals for the Ivory Coast webmediaportal.com
The orphans play with balloons outside the facility. Faith Child Ministry
A boy in Kroo Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone
This biggest Ebola outbreak ever recorded requires an intensification of efforts to avoid it from spreading further and claiming many more lives. EC/ECHO/Jean-Louis Mosser
Explorer Julian Monroe Fisher Photo courtesy of Julian Monroe Fisher
Zebras in Mikumi National Park Sajjad Fazel
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