NIGERIA

Between July 2013 and June 2014, at least 7,000 people are estimated to have died because of the insurgency led by the group in the region.

A Japanese tourist on a visit to India is reportedly suspected to have contracted the Ebola virus.

There were 202 polio cases detected in Pakistan between January and October.

Public health experts agree that restricting flights from West Africa would not help contain the Ebola epidemic.

A patient suffering from Ebola-like symptoms has been admitted to Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

The Nigerian military has now claimed to have killed Shekau on at least three separate occasions.

There is a stigma against Liberian-Americans in wake of the Ebola epidemic.

Efforts by Nigeria and Senegal apparently have contained the Ebola outbreaks in those countries.

U.S. oil prices slid the most in 17 months on Tuesday, with international oil prices close behind.

Senegal shares a border with Guinea, which has been hit hard by the Ebola outbreak, but it has managed to keep the virus at bay.

Mohammed Bashir, said to be an imposter who appeared in the group's videos, was killed in a Nigerian military offensive.

That's just one of the most promising products launched by entrepreneurs in Africa at a startup conference in Lagos.

"What we've got to do is understand this is a battle of moderation and modernity versus extremism and reactionary politics," Blair said.

Methane, which comes primarily from natural gas, is even more powerful as a global warming pollutant than carbon dioxide.

Ebola cases in West Africa have increased to 5,800 and the virus has killed more than 2,800 people so far.

Ebola fears, logistics hold back some entrepreneurs from Nigeria tech conference.

Many airlines don't want to fly to West Africa, but experts say that actually is helping to spread Ebola, not contain it.

Abubakar Shekau, whose forces are accused of thousands of civilian deaths and kidnappings since 2009, is reportedly dead (again).

Authorities in Sierra Leone have declared a three-day national lockdown a “success,” but some residents remain wary of health workers.

The virus has claimed the lives of nearly 2,500 people and the U.N. has said that the world needs $1 billion to tackle the outbreak.

More than 10,000 were expected at the London installment of the People’s Climate March series around the world Sunday.