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The World Health Organization said Friday that 5,177 people had so far died of Ebola across eight countries, out of a total 14,413 cases of infection.

• 15 ноября 2014, 15:39

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 77, has been admitted to hospital in the southeastern French town of Grenoble, a French government source told AFP.

• 15 ноября 2014, 15:28

Video journalist Edem Srem and his team from MultiTvWorld in Ghana won the first-ever African Fact-Checking Awards.

• 15 ноября 2014, 14:53

Madagascar's economy is showing signs of recovery, although spending in key sectors like health and education remain under pressure.

• 12 ноября 2014, 10:21

The World Health Organization said that 13,268 people had been infected with Ebola across eight countries, and 4,960 of them had died.

• 08 ноября 2014, 13:51

The crisis in Burkina Faso deepened after the opposition stormed out of talks on a transition government at the inclusion of supporters of deposed president Blaise Compaore.

• 06 ноября 2014, 13:52

The European Union called on the Burkina Faso military to respect the fundamental rights of the people, including to peaceful protest.

• 03 ноября 2014, 11:31

Nicaragua and Honduras were bracing for severe weather after Tropical Storm Hanna formed off the Caribbean coast.

• 28 октября 2014, 11:59

The mother of Oscar Pistorius's girlfriend believes that her daughter was about to leave the disgraced athlete when he shot her dead.

• 27 октября 2014, 14:19

Barack Obama hailed a milestone after Tunisians voted in an election seen as pivotal to establishing democracy.

• 27 октября 2014, 12:58

The families of every Guinean health worker who has died in the Ebola outbreak will be compensated for their loss with $10,000.

• 23 октября 2014, 11:12

South African Paralympian star sprinter Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for the killing of his girlfriend last year.

• 21 октября 2014, 15:50

Canada has promised to double its financial contribution to the United Nations' fight against Ebola in West Africa.

• 18 октября 2014, 14:43

The Ebola epidemic is "the most serious international public health emergency in recent years," British, US, French, German and Italian leaders agreed.

• 16 октября 2014, 13:36

Mozambique heads to the polls a tough test for Frelimo, the party that has ruled the resource-rich country since independence in 1975.

• 15 октября 2014, 15:33

Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Madikizela Mandela Tuesday filed court papers challenging the late statesman's will.

• 15 октября 2014, 11:09

The Ebola virus is claiming a new victim: the economies of what are already some of the world's poorest countries,

• 13 октября 2014, 14:18

The death toll from Ebola has passed 4,000, the World Health Organization said.

• 11 октября 2014, 15:19

Dalai Lama asked for a visa to attend next week's first ever summit of Nobel laureates in Africa, Zuma's government demurred and the Tibetan cancelled his trip.

• 10 октября 2014, 14:26

Nine UN peacekeepers killed last week in Mali were buried in the Niger capital Niamey.

• 09 октября 2014, 16:41