Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has described Nigerian jollof as delicious after tasting the meal for the first time during his visit to Africa’s most populous country earlier this week. The 32-year-old billionaire, however, revealed he had been cautioned by his close Nigerian friends not to compare Nigerian jollof to that of other countries. The caution … Read more
Mr. Prosper Bani is a senior manager and specialist in international peace-building and development processes. For over 15 years, Mr. Bani has led innovative processes in peace and development with the United Nations in several locations, world-wide. Between 2011 and 2012, he led the UN/IGAD inter-ministerial response on the humanitarian crises in Horn of Africa. … Read more
Ghana has been ranked 9th out of 38 countries in the latest Prosperity Report on Africa. The West African country performed particularly well in security and safety but performed badly in Economy, according to the report by the London-based Legatum Institute. Ghana’s performance in the Economy was only better than eight other African countries including … Read more
A new case of Ebola has been found in Liberia, a country declared free of the disease on Sept. 3, a senior United Nations official said on Friday. The patient is a 10-year-old boy who lived in the Paynesville, a suburb east of the capital Monrovia, said the official, who declined to be named. The … Read more
President John Mahama has urged Ghanaian soldiers to complement efforts of their counterparts in the West African sub-region in helping fight the deadly Ebola virus. He said aside their internal duties of manning quarantine zones and protecting treatment centres, their support is also required to provide an immediate solution which will ensure that the disease … Read more
Spanish Health Minister Ana Mato has confirmed that a nurse who treated two victims of Ebola in Madrid has tested positive for the disease. The nurse is said to be the first person in the current outbreak known to have contracted Ebola outside Africa. The woman was part of the team that treated Spanish priests … Read more
The World Bank has agreed a dramatic increase in financing to address the Ebola crisis upping the initial $230 million to $400 million dollars. The money will help the worst-affected countries such as Liberia, address the emergency and build stronger health systems for the years ahead. The deadly virus has struck fear into West African … Read more
Air France has canceled all flights to Sierra Leone. The cancellation of the flight is a result of fears and numerous concerns raised over the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa. This decision by Air France to cancel all flights to Sierra Leone follows the French government’s request for a “temporary suspension” of flights to … Read more
Cholera has killed at least 67 people in Ghana since June and infected more than 5,000 others in an outbreak that highlights the health and sanitation challenges facing one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies. The Ghana Health Service in Accra said the outbreak was centred on impoverished communities in urban areas in the south that lack … Read more
Ghana could be forced to ban flights from Ebola affected countries once the spillover rate becomes threatening in West Africa. Kenya has already banned flights from Sierra Leone and Liberia as a precautionary measure to prevent the haemorrhagic fever – that has killed 1,200 people – from entering their territory. Ghana has announced preventive measures, … Read more
A Virologist at the Ghana Veterinary Service, Dr. Joseph Adongo-Awuni has cautioned the public to place equal emphasis on the animal to human mode of transmitting the Ebola virus. “We are still at risk, the human to human control is excellent, but it is important to let the general public know of the second risk … Read more
The national football team of Sierra Leone wants to use Ghana for their home games for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers due to the Ebola outbreak The Ghana Football Association has received a request from the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) seeking to play their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying home matches … Read more
Test results from samples of suspected Ebola cases from the Ashanti, Eastern and Upper East Regions have all proven negative, government has revealed. There was fear and panic across the country following the death of a man who crossed the border from Pusiga in the Upper East Region to seek health healthcare at Bawku. A … Read more
Guinea has announced the closure of its borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia in a bid to halt the spread of Ebola, the virus that has killed nearly 1,000 people in the three West African countries this year. At least 367 people have died in Guinea since March and 18 others are being treated in … Read more
Oil firms were last night withdrawing staff from Nigeria and Liberia after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak to be an international public health emergency. Leading medical experts said the virus – which has a death rate of 50% and has already killed nearly 1,000 people – required an “extraordinary response” to … Read more
A man from neighboring Burkina Faso, who shows symptoms of fever and bled from his nose and ears “was brought in dead,” at the Bawku Presby Hospital in Ghana’s Upper East region Friday afternoon. The Medical Director at the Hospital, Dr Joseph Yaw Manu, confirmed that the man had died at the time he was … Read more
The fight against deadly Ebola has taken an interesting twist with Senior Pastor of the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Nigeria guaranteeing 2,000 bottles of his ‘anointed water’ to fight the disease. “Not only that. If they [countries worst hit by the virus] invite me in the capacity of government, I will not only … Read more
US President Obama, today met with over 50 African leaders, discussing issues such as investment, poverty, terrorism, corruption and deadly diseases. Almost 50 African heads of state attended the gathering focused on how to build democracy and raise investment in the continent, which is home to some of the world’s fastest growing economies and an … Read more
Ebola have become a global threat. These is a lot of misinformation about the Ebola virus. In this post we seek to give you the defintieve guide to Ebola, from the current state of the virus, to the various symptoms. There are the typical signal of EBOLA, You have a temperature and no appetite. Your … Read more
The ECOWAS Heads of State and Government summit held in Accra on Thursday has directed the establishment of a solidarity fund to support the fight against the deadly Ebola virus. Africa’s biggest economy, Nigeria has committed $3 million to the fight against the disease which has claimed hundreds of lives. According to the proposal on … Read more