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Guinea stripped off Cup of Nations hosting rights

Guinea have been stripped of the right to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations finals and the bidding for the tournament is set...

One killed in protest against petrol prices under Guinea military rule

A young man has been shot dead in the Guinean capital Conakry on the sidelines of a protest against rising fuel prices, his family...

West Africa marks end of recent Ebola outbreak

MONROVIA:Liberia said  it was free of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases of the deadly tropical virus left in west Africa following an outbreak that began in neighbouring Guinea in December 2013.

Guinea declared free of active Ebola transmission: WHO

Guinea has reached the end of active Ebola virus transmission, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, the second such declaration from the country at the epicenter of the world's worst outbreak of the disease.

Ebola end in sight

DAKAR: The two African countries still battling Ebola have both recorded weekly infections in single figures for the first time since the peak of the epidemic, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

Britain becomes first country to donate to IMF Ebola debt relief fund

LONDON: Britain said on Monday it would contribute 50 million dollars to a new IMF fund to help West African countries hit by Ebola to service their debts so they can use their own money to help save lives.

Ebola death toll tops 8,000: WHO

GENEVA: The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in west Africa has risen to 8,153 out of 20,656 cases recorded, the World Health Organization said Monday.

Ebola death toll rises to 7,693: WHO

GENEVA: The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in west Africa has risen to 7,693 out of 19,695 cases recorded, the World Health Organization said Friday.

Ebola still 'flaming' in parts of Sierra Leone, Guinea: UN

GENEVA: The UN's Ebola czar on Tuesday hailed widespread progress in the fight against the deadly virus, but warned the outbreak was still surging in western Sierra Leone and northern Guinea.

Ebola death toll rises to 3,439 – WHO

GENEVA: The world's worst Ebola outbreak on record has now killed 3,439 people, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

Five countries in battle to be named African Nations Cup hosts

ADDIS ABABA: The hosts of the 2019 and 2021 African Nations Cup finals will be decided on Saturday with Algeria, Cameroon, Guinea, Ivory Coast and Zambia all competing to stage the biennial tournament.

Ivory Coast to host African Nations Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast will host their African Nations Cup qualifier against Ebola-affected Sierra Leone this weekend following a special meeting of the country’s national security council.

Ebola outbreak: Guinea shuts borders with Sierra Leone, Liberia

CONAKRY: Guinea closed its borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia on Saturday in a bid to halt the spread of an Ebola epidemic that has killed nearly 1,000 people in the three countries this year.

At least 34 killed in stampede at Guinea beach concert

CONAKRY: At least 34 people, including several children, were killed in a stampede at a beachside rap concert celebrating the end of Ramadan in Guinea's capital Conakry, medical sources said on Wednesday.

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