Tag: Africa

The Ebola virus has hit Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia the hardest so far. (AP Photo)

NIH: Ebola virus not mutating at a fast rate

Robert King · March 26, 2015 10:13 pm

Damasak, which is on the border of Niger and close to Chad, was recaptured on March 16. (AP Photo)

Boko Haram abducts hundreds of Nigerians to use as shields

Kelly Cohen · March 25, 2015 5:45 pm

The outbreak has claimed more than 10,000 lives, a majority from the West African countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, according to the WHO. [AP Photo]Â

WHO slow to act on Ebola, doctors group says

Robert King · March 23, 2015 3:45 pm

In this Nov. 8, 2011 file photo, a Predator B unmanned aircraft taxis at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas.Â The Pentagon confirmed Wednesday that a March 12 drone strike killedÂ al-ShabaabÂ ringleader Adan Garar, who planned the Kenyan Westgate Mall attack in 2013.Â Â (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

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Pentagon confirms drone strike killed Westgate mastermind

Tara Copp · March 18, 2015 9:10 pm

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has reached a critical juncture: With the number of cases decreasing, authorities fear big-donor countries may turn manpower and funding elsewhere to what they believe are more pressing problems. (AP Photo)

Ebola could make comeback as spotlight on it fades

Robert King · March 18, 2015 9:00 am

U.S. Ebola patient in critical condition

U.S. Ebola patient in critical condition

Robert King · March 16, 2015 5:23 pm

War against the Islamic State widens

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War against the Islamic State widens

Charles Hoskinson · February 18, 2015 10:00 am

A large-scale human trial of two potential Ebola vaccines got under way in Liberia's capital Monday, part of a global effort to prevent a repeat of the epidemic that has now claimed nearly 9,000 lives in West Africa. (AP Photo)

West Africa Ebola cases decline, but could bounce back soon

Robert King · February 12, 2015 10:02 pm

Obama goes quiet on Boko Haram

National Security

Obama goes quiet on Boko Haram

Brian Hughes · February 12, 2015 10:00 am

Nearly all troops coming home from Ebola-stricken nations

Nearly all troops coming home from Ebola-stricken nations

Brian Hughes · February 11, 2015 7:34 pm

US Africa Command Commander Gen. David Rodriguez speaks during a news briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, on the Defense Department's response to Ebola. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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U.S. Africa Command: ‘We can’t see’ enough to monitor violent extremist groups

Tara Copp · January 28, 2015 12:41 am

Killeen police investigate the death of a Fort Hood soldier who was found dead at his Killeen, Texas, home on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. The first of two Ebola tests given as a precaution came back negative. He had returned from deployment in West Africa. (AP Photo/The Killeen Daily Herald, Eric J. Shelton)

Dead Fort Hood soldier tests negative for Ebola

Kelly Cohen · January 14, 2015 1:05 pm