Kenya bans W.Africa travellers amid scramble to fight Ebola

West African health ministers meeting in Ghana follow WHO advice and lift travel restrictions on countries affected by the Ebola outbreak.

Ambassador Amina introduced by Councilwoman Jannie L. BlackwellHE. Ambassador Amina Salim Ali (AU)On Wednesday January 13, 2015, the Mayor’s Commission on African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs in Philadelphia along with local Coalition of West African Countries Affected by Ebola hosted a special conference to launch a fundraising campaign designed to help fight the Ebola virus in West Africa. More than hundred people attended the event, which was emceed by Councilwoman Jannie L. Blackwell....

-USD 35 Million grant The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdallah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdallah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has extended a grant of US$35 million to help fight Ebola in West Africa.

In a statement to the media on this occasion, Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Ali, President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) (http://www.isdb.org) said that the Ebola fighting programme, initiated by the Custodian of the Two...

*UNESCO- Merck Africa Research Summit – MARS 2015 aims to prepare for the road ahead in Africa’s development as an international hub for research excellence and scientific innovation

 Merck (http://www.merckgroup.com), the world’s oldest pharmaceutical and Chemical company in partnership with UNESCO , Cambridge University and University of Rome  plan to conduct UNESCO-Merck Africa Research Summit – MARS which will be held on the 19th and 20th of October in...

The continent's leaders have been globe-trotting to attend Africa-themed summits, but do they have a plan?

German industry’s representative in Angola, Ricardo Gerigk, has a tough job drumming up business in Luanda, the costliest city in the world for expats, where contracts tend to go to firms from China, Portugal and other countries with a bigger presence.

The referendum in Crimea has touched off, perhaps, the most dangerous crisis in Europe since the end of the Cold War. And Africa is, understandably, fretting about the probability of a new Cold War.

>Japan Prime Minister Mr Shinzo Abe visited three African countries, namely Mozambique, Senegal and Ethiopia a fortnight ago, a tour widely viewed as another move by the world’s power to seek a share of influence on the African soil.

A second locust invasion hits East Africa, raising fears of more hunger amid the Covid-19 pandemic.