Politics Dec 18 At least 13 dead, 178 injured after a massive fuel depot explosion in Guinea’s capital By Boubacar Diallo, Associated Press
World Aug 26 Watch 6:51 Why West African nations are seeing a spate of military coups In recent years, several West African nations have seen the military seize control of the government. While there are unifying factors running through these coups, looking at each case individually helps explain what’s going on. Ali Rogin speaks with Kamissa… By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn
World Jul 03 West African leaders attend summit with focus on neighboring military coups A summit last month of the Economic Community of West African States put off imposing further economic and financial sanctions on Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso. They were suspended from the bloc following military coups and are under international pressure… By Francis Kokutse, Associated Press
World Sep 06 Guinea’s new junta leaders seek to tighten grip on power Guinea's new military leaders are seeking to tighten their grip on power and are ordering the deposed president's soldiers to join them. By Boubacar Diallo, Krista Larson, Associated Press
World Sep 05 Soldiers detain Guinea’s president, dissolve government Mutinous soldiers in the West African nation of Guinea detained President Alpha Conde on Sunday after hours of heavy gunfire rang out near the presidential palace in the capital, then ann… By Associated Press
Dec 23 Watch 5:55 Ebola vaccine results are encouraging — but preliminary By PBS News Hour On Thursday, results from the World Health Organization's two-year trial studying the Ebola virus were published. They indicate that the vaccine is effective -- but it still needs to be approved by regulatory agencies. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Dr. Anthony… Continue watching
Mar 29 The Ebola public health emergency is over, WHO declares By Helen Branswell, STAT Ebola no longer constitutes an international health emergency, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 14 Ebola epidemic is over in West Africa, WHO says By Joshua Barajas The last patient tested negative for the Ebola virus in Liberia, making all three West African countries hardest hit by the outbreak to be free of the disease, the World Health Organization announced Thursday. Though the agency warned that more… Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 5:54 Guinea reaches Ebola-free milestone, but wariness lingers By PBS News Hour Guinea, the first country hit with the deadly Ebola outbreak nearly two years ago, is now free of the disease, according the the World Health Organization. More than 2,500 people died in that nation before the virus was fully contained. Continue watching
Nov 07 WHO: Sierra Leone is free of Ebola By Andrew Mach Following 42 days with no new cases, thousands of residents gathered in Sierra Leone on Saturday, as the U.N. World Health Organization declared an end to the outbreak that killed 3,589 people and more than 221 health workers since it… Continue reading