Oct 26

For 10 days now there have been reports from Africa that those hundreds of school girls abducted by Boko Haram extremists last Spring would be released. But the girls remain in captivity. And, another 30 adolescents were reportedly abducted in…
Oct 20

In our news wrap Monday, Ahmed Abu Khattala pleaded not guilty to U.S. charges related to the 2012 attack on the American consulate in Benghazi. Also, despite a cease-fire announced between the Nigerian government and Boko Haram, fighting continued over…
Oct 20

By Justin Scuiletti
The Ebola outbreak in Nigeria is offically over, the World Health Organization said Monday.
Oct 17

By PBS NewsHour
Oct 17

Oct 17

By Ayan Sheikh
According to the Associated Press, government spokesman, Mike Omeri told reporters that Boko Haram negotiators “assured that the schoolgirls and all other people in their captivity are all alive and well.”…
Oct 03

By Ariel Min
How worried should Americans be about Ebola? Not much, says Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, bioethicist, brother of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and author of a controversial essay in the Atlantic about his decision to avoid life-extending healthcare after he turns 75.
Sep 22

By Fred de Sam Lazaro
The story of Ebola in Nigeria is an unusual and frankly rare one about things going right somewhere in Africa, albeit with fingers crossed for fear that it could quickly change. The numbers are remarkable: just 21 cases of Ebola…
The entire country of Sierra Leone will shut down for three days in an attempt to slow down the Ebola outbreak.
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