Public outcry in Ghana following decision to transfer two Yemeni detainees held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the country. Many say they view the men as a security threat to the West African nation, located in a region struggling to cope with the rise of several militant Islamist insurgencies.
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REUTERS/ MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES HANDOUT/ WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION) – It may soon be possible to protect humans against the deadly Ebola virus.
A new vaccine being tested in Guinea has been 100-percent effective,
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(REUTERS) – West Africa’s Togo is bursting with ambition.
The small nation is home to around 7 million people.
And reforms have led major banks to headquarter themselves in its capital Lome.
Ecobank is one such bank, its founder Gervais Djondo.
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Early tests of experimental vaccine triggers the production of Ebola virus neutralizing antibodies, researchers say.