Ebola drug trial proves 100% successful in Guinea
A vaccine against Ebola has been shown to be 100% successful in trials conducted during the outbreak in Guinea and…
Equatorial Guinea: Squandered riches
The tiny oil-rich African nation is perhaps the world’s best example of the resource curse Standing nearly five storeys high,…
Ghana’s imaginative coffins: In Ghana, what you do defines you in life… and death
You can rest when you’re dead, as the saying goes. And in Ghana, your eternal slumber is done in style.…
Gunmen attack Corinthia Hotel in Libya; at least 10 die
Breaking news update, posted at 5:56 p.m. ET At least 10 people and two attackers were killed in Tuesday’s…
Benin passes new media regulation law
Cotonou – Lawmakers in Benin have approved a new law for the media in a first for the tiny west…