west africa

The United Nations, which is working on an emergency footing to battle the outbreak of Ebola, is worried about the potential for further isolation of the hardest-hit nations in West Africa. “It’s a psychological fear,” Secretary-General…
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Thirty years after a galaxy of music’s brightest stars came together and 'Do They Know It’s Christmas?' first topped the charts to raise millions for the fight against famine in Ethiopia, Sir Bob Geldof is producing another Band Aid single…
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The United States on Tuesday proposed that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) write off some US$100 million in debt it is owed by Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to free up more resources for those countries, the hardest hit by the…
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Against the backdrop of thousands of deaths as Ebola continues its rampage in West Africa, some of the continent’s leading businessmen have established a crisis fund to help the countries worst hit by the deadly virus. At a pledge…
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