UN Ebola czar says they don’t have the resources to beat it

The United Nations Ebola Czar says the world organisation doesn’t yet have the resources necessary to defeat the disease Tony Banbury says significant contributions from Britain, China, Cuba and the United States aren’t enough. Tony Banbury says it’s difficult to say if the spread of Ebola is slowing because it’s a very mixed picture. There’s […]
WHO revises Ebola deaths slightly downward

The World Health Organisation has revived its estimate of Ebola deaths slightly downward from 4 900 to 4 800. It insists this is no time to relax. It says it continues to see a slowdown in weekly Ebola cases in Liberia, although incidence of the disease is still rising in Sierra Leone and stable in Guinea. The […]
Don’t let Ebola stop you visiting Africa: tourism chief

West African tourist chiefs have urged travellers not to boycott their region because of the Ebola crisis, insisting that the epidemic’s affecting only three countries in a vast continent. The World Health Organisations named Botswana’s Dr. Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti as head of its Africa office. Chief executive of West African tourism Ola Wright […]
Burkina Faso agreement on civilian rule. But who?

Burkina Faso’s political parties have agreed that the country’s political transition should last a year, followed by elections in November 2015. But the crisis talks in Ouagadougou ended without a deal on who’ll head a transitional government. The military has been in charge since President Blaise Compaore was forced to quit last week amid mass […]