Ebola

Felix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Maja Hitij-Getty Images

DR Congo struggles with coronavirus vaccine push

December 5, 2021

Popular music act Djinee has averred that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has been too soft on bandits and kidnappers who threaten the peace and security of the country.

Djinee: Why President Buhari has failed to wipe out bandits

November 23, 2021

The global death toll from Covid-19, which is set to pass five million, is already far worse than most other viral epidemics of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Coronavirus compared with other deadly viruses

November 1, 2021

Second case of Ebola confirmed in eastern DR Congo – official

October 14, 2021

A Doctors Without Borders (MSF) health worker in protective clothing carries a child suspected of having Ebola. John Moore-Getty Images

New Ebola case confirmed in eastern Congo

October 9, 2021

Felix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Maja Hitij-Getty Images

‘Covid business’ in DR Congo exposed by report

October 7, 2021

Ebola has been defeated. Vaccines and medical treatments have brought the deadly and terrifying disease under control, says Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the Congolese professor who first discovered the virus more than 40 years ago.

Congolese professor: Ebola has been defeated

September 19, 2021

Ebola survivors can relapse and trigger outbreaks at least five years after infection, and long-term follow-up of former patients is needed to prevent devastating flare-ups, according to new research.

Ebola virus in survivors can trigger outbreaks years after infection

September 16, 2021

A girl gets inoculated with an Ebola vaccine on November 22, 2019 in Goma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Pamela Tulizo-AFP via Getty Images

Johnson & Johnson reports promising Ebola vaccine data

September 14, 2021

A member of the 9th House of Representatives, Hon. Moshood Kayode Akiolu (APC, Lagos), has said the number of bills and motions he has sponsored since 2019 have been miscalculated and underreported in the media.

Lagos assemblymember decries unfavourable assessment of legislative efforts

September 13, 2021

The initial diagnosis sparked a huge contact-tracing operation by WHO and Ivorian medics started a vaccination campaign for those in immediate contact with the woman [Baz Ratner-Reuters]

WHO says ‘no evidence’ Ivory Coast patient had Ebola

September 1, 2021

Nigerian government, firm sign agreement on production of Ebola test kits

August 30, 2021

NMA urges Nigerian government to withdraw suit against striking resident doctors

August 25, 2021

WHO: West Africa records its highest number of coronavirus deaths yet

August 19, 2021

Suspected second case of Ebola in Ivory Coast

August 17, 2021