‘Many exposed’ to Mali Ebola girl
Health officials fear many people have been exposed to Mali’s first Ebola victim, a girl who showed symptoms while travelling and has since died. BBC News – Africa
Health officials fear many people have been exposed to Mali’s first Ebola victim, a girl who showed symptoms while travelling and has since died. BBC News – Africa
Dozens of women and girls have been abducted from two villages in north-eastern Nigeria by suspected militants despite a reported truce, residents say. BBC News – Africa
Treatments to tackle the Ebola outbreak in West Africa should become available in the coming weeks and months, says the World Health Organization. BBC News – Africa
Vital supplies to tackle Ebola are beginning to arrive in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone – the worst-hit countries, Ghana’s president says. BBC News – Africa
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says all nations have a stake in the fight against Ebola, which “respects no borders”. BBC News – Africa
Nigeria’s military says it has agreed a truce with Islamist militants Boko Haram, and the schoolgirls the group has abducted will be released. BBC News – Africa