West Africa

Gowon wants West African regional government

General Yakubu Gowon, former Nigeria Head of State and a founding father of ECOWAS, has…

UN seeks $174mn for Boko Haram refugees

The United Nations launched an appeal on Thursday to raise slightly over $174 million to…

WHO: 30 cases of Ebola in 3 West African nations lowest in a year

Thirty confirmed cases of Ebola were reported in West Africa in the past week, the…

Ebola kills over 10,000 people in West Africa

More than 10,000 people have now died from the Ebola virus, almost all of them…

As world’s hottest economy unravels, Nigerians feel the squeeze

By Gavin Serkin and Chris Kay (Bloomberg) In a four-day sweep through Nigeria early last…

Ebolavirus not slowing down, 8235 die

The global death toll from the #Ebola outbreak centred in west Africa has jumped to…

#Ebola: One million West Africans facing hunger, say UN agencies

Border closures, quarantines and crop losses in West African nations battling the Ebola virus could…

#Ebola: US health worker flown home

A US health care worker who has been assisting efforts in west Africa has been…

Fashioning A Power Agenda

Simon Ateba Big players in the power sector gather in Lagos for the West African…

Over 5,000 now killed by Ebolavirus, says WHO

The World Health Organization said Wednesday that 5,160 people have so far died of Ebola…