VIDEO: Farmers abandon fields in Ebola crisis

Cashewnut production in the country’s south eastern regions is dwindling and latest reports say that the crop might lose its importance as the area’s money spinner in the coming ten years due to a number of factors including delayed payments and the rising production costs. Investigation by this paper done last week has shown that the cost of production in an acre of cashewnut stands at 30,000/-. Comparatively, that is higher than that of sesame which costs only 16,000/-. Delays in...

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed almost 10,000 people, but it appears the number of people dying from the virus is finally slowing down.

The president of Guinea, where the first case of Ebola was recorded in West Africa, has welcomed the rush of international support for the three countries at the centre of the outbreak.

Schools are reopening in Liberia on Monday following closure due to the epidemic of the deadly Ebola disease.

Inside the Kiteto land crisis 2: Greed for land, dirty politics fuel killing fields of Kiteto
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Last week The Guardian on Sunday brought you a story on the recent land conflict pitting farmers and pastoralists at the Kalikala hamlet in Kiteto District. In this second installment Gerald Kitabu reveals how the unfolding feud led to the killings of more than 10 ...

Sierra Leone sailor asks for international help to end the epidemic

West Africa's Ebola crisis is likely to last until the end of 2015, says the head of the World Health Organization body dealing with the epidemic.

The Sierra Leone village decimated by Ebola

Attached please find an updated Fact Sheet: Global Response to the Ebola Crisis, dated 22 September and containing the latest figures provided by the World Health Organization for your use.
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