Nigeria closes schools over Ebola
Nigerian schools are ordered to remain shut, delaying the new academic year until 13 October as part of measures to prevent the spread of Ebola. BBC News – Africa
Nigerian schools are ordered to remain shut, delaying the new academic year until 13 October as part of measures to prevent the spread of Ebola. BBC News – Africa
Hundreds of Nigerian soldiers cross into Cameroon following fierce fighting with Boko Haram militants, but Nigeria denies they fled. BBC News – Africa
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo confirms the country’s first cases of Ebola in the current outbreak. BBC News – Africa
The World Health Organization says the speed and extent of the Ebola outbreak is “unprecedented”, as it confirms more deaths from the disease. BBC News – Africa
Northern Nigeria’s riot police training academy has been overrun by Boko Haram Islamist militants, sources in Borno state tell the BBC. BBC News – Africa
Security forces in Liberia’s capital deploy to enforce a quarantine in a large slum area in Monrovia in order to contain the spread of Ebola. BBC News – Africa