African states agree Ebola strategy

 East African countries must establish a joint health emergency plan to combat the threat of Ebola virus to the region, aviation officials have said. Members of the East African Community-Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (EAC-CASSOA) said there is a need to institute immediate measures to mitigate and prevent the spread of the virus and other communicable diseases into the region, saying Kenya, a member state, has

Union leaders have signed a wage deal with South Africa's biggest platinum mining companies, ending the nation's longest-running strike.

Tanzania is among 18 African countries selected to submit proposals for developing science and technology projects worth $80 billion (Sh128 trillion).

African leaders have agreed to have one voice on Climate Change effects during the coming meeting with the UN Secretary General, Mr Ban Ki-moon, to be held in New York late next month.

>It’s too bad that, the local tourism sector,  generator of 25 per cent of the country’s foreign exchange earnings, and creator of some 27,000 jobs, has literally been caught by the   ‘misfortunes come in a series’ trap. A little over one month ago, 17 tourists were ambushed  at a lodge in the northern tourist circuit, attacked, and robbed of items valued at over Sh20million.

The Ebola epidemic threatens the "very survival" of societies and could lead to failed states, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns.

Several states restrict foreign nationals, close schools and ban mass gatherings to halt the outbreak.

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Fears over the spread of the deadly Ebola virus prompt Kenya to close its borders to travellers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.