Oct 26 Watch Nigerian schoolgirls remain in captivity despite pledges for release By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch News Wrap: Libyan militant pleads not guilty to Benghazi attack charges By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Oct 20 WHO declares Nigeria free of Ebola By Justin Scuiletti The Ebola outbreak in Nigeria is offically over, the World Health Organization said Monday. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch What’s motivating the Boko Haram cease-fire? – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch Future of abducted Nigerian girls unclear under Boko Haram cease-fire – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 17 Nigerian government and Boko Haram reach cease-fire deal 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.”… Continue reading
Oct 03 How worried should Americans be about Ebola? 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. Continue reading
Sep 22 Reporter’s Notebook: Covering Ebola in Nigeria while navigating corruption 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… Continue reading
Sep 18 Sierra Leone prepares for three-day shutdown to slow spread of Ebola virus By Ashira Morris The entire country of Sierra Leone will shut down for three days in an attempt to slow down the Ebola outbreak. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch News Wrap: WHO projects ‘exponential increase’ for Ebola By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the World Health Organization says that many thousands of new cases of Ebola are expected in the coming weeks in Liberia, origin country of more than half of all cases to occur so far in… Continue watching