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.
Ebola virus disease cases are doubling every three weeks now that outbreak has moved into urban areas.
Experts say the fear of the disease is costing local economies more than what it takes to treat the disease.
Remember #BringBackOurGirls? Boko Haram continues to terrorize Nigeria, yet it's largely been overlooked by Western powers.
At least 2,622 people have died in the worst outbreak of Ebola virus in history, which has so far infected at least 5,335 people in West Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
The number of people displaced by natural disasters around the world has doubled since the 1970s.
The soldiers were convicted for revolting against their commanding officer by throwing stones and shooting at him in a May incident.
Months after the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, the kidnapped children remain in the hands of Boko Haram while the world has moved on.
More than 300 Boko Haram members have been killed in the last two days by the Nigerian military.
A senior Boko Haram commander was reportedly killed in a the fighting in Konduga town, about 22 miles southeast of Maiduguri.
The chief of the World Health Organization said Friday that health officials are unable to cope with the rising number of patients.
The Ebola outbreak death toll continues to rise and shows no signs of letting up.
The contents of the syringe are not known but the air marshal was flown back to the US where he is now under observation.
With the death toll over 2,000 and still climbing, the Ebola fight faces major shortfalls in funding, equipment and logistical capabilities.
The new U.N. human rights chief urged world powers on Monday to protect women and minorities targeted by Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, saying the fighters were trying to create a "house of blood.
An Oxford University professor says pharmaceutical companies could have done more before the virus broke out.
Obama told NBC's "Meet the Press" that the outbreak, which has killed 2,100 people in African five countries, was unlikely to spread to the United States in the short term.
“It is possible that she is suffering from another viral complaint," an Israeli hospital spokeswoman said.
Major gas finds in Mozambique and Tanzania in particular could spur an East African boom, if countries can overcome production challenges.
A suspension would cost Nigeria a chance to defend its title at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.