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WHO: Senegal Ebola case 'a top priority emergency'

The effort to contain Ebola in Senegal is “a top priority emergency,” the World Health Organization said Sunday, as the government continued tracing everyone who came in contact with a Guinean student

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Ebola virus disease in West Africa — The first 9 months of the epidemic and...

As of September 14, 2014, a total of 4507 confirmed and probable cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD), as well as 2296 deaths from the virus, had been reported from five countries in West Africa — Guinea,

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Ebola toll passes 2,800 but 'contained' in Senegal, Nigeria - WHO

An outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has been largely contained in Senegal and Nigeria, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday, but the disease is still spreading elsewhere and has now killed

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Ebola kills 2,811, outbreak 'contained' in Senegal, Nigeria — WHO

The deadliest Ebola epidemic ever has now killed 2,811 in west Africa, the World Health Organisation said yesterday, adding though that in Senegal and Nigeria the outbreak had been basically contained.

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Smelly, contaminated, full of disease: the world’s open dumps are growing

Almost 40% of the world’s waste ends up in huge rubbish tips, mostly found near urban populations in poor countries, posing a serious threat to human health and the environment From the air, the Mbeubeuss

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Ebola death toll hits 4,033 — WHO

More than 4,000 people have died in the Ebola epidemic that broke out in West Africa at the start of the year, according to the latest figures released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday.

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WHO may declare Nigeria and Senegal Ebola-free within days

Nigeria and Senegal could be declared Ebola-free within days after completing a 42-day period with no new cases, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. "If the active surveillance for new cases

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Germany to Spend 50 Million Euros On West African Climate Change Research

Minna — The government of Germany has earmarked 50 million Euros to be expended in 10 West African countries for training and research on climate change and land use management. Executive Director of

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Birds that migrate from UK to Africa in winter declining drastically, RSPB says

Bird populations that make the great journey between northern Europe and Africa – including the nightingale and turtle dove – are drastically declining, conservationists have warned. Nearly half of

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Nigeria: WHO Set to Declare Nigeria, Senegal Ebola Free

Following the non-detection of new Ebola cases in Senegal and Nigeria after the requisite 42 days of active surveillance that is currently in place, the World Health Organisation is set to declare the

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Senegal joins the Partnership for Action on Green Economy

Dakar, 18 November 2014 - Up to half a million people could be lifted out of poverty and 30,000 new jobs created in Senegal, with a switch to a Green Economy, according to a new report released today by

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Radio Network of West African Environment Established

The Radio Network of West African Environment (RERAO) has been established during a start-up workshop, organized by IUCN, WWF and RAMPAO from the 28th to 31st October 2014 at Dakar in Senagal. RERAO

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Would you drink water created from HUMAN POO? Bill Gates backs eco firm set...

However, Bill Gates has backed a new hi-tech water plant than could bring clean water to Africa - and has even drunk it. The Microsoft founder has backed a Seattle firm's radical machine that uses a...

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Drought Triggers Arc Insurance Payout In Sahel Ahead Of Humanitarian Aid

ARC Insurance Company Limited (ARC Ltd) will pay US $25 million in drought insurance claims to three countries in the Sahel this month. Mauritania, Niger and Senegal, which paid a combined premium of

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Transport Infrastructure To Drive W.Africa Towards A Brighter Future

IT is ultimately transport infrastructure that has put West Africa en route to a brighter infrastructure future, says a Deloitte report. The Deloitte African Construction Trends Report 2014 revealed

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Death toll from West Africa's Ebola outbreak passes 10,000- WHO

The death toll from West Africa's Ebola outbreak has passed 10,000, according to the latest tally released by the World Health Organization on Thursday. Liberia has recorded the most deaths with 4,162.

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Nigeria, Others, Have World's Worst Energy Access-- Report

Nigeria and other countries of the Sub-Sahara African region have the world's worst access to electricity, the International Energy Agency, IEA, said in its latest report. The report said that the...

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Modeling malaria genomics reveals transmission decline and rebound in Senegal

Traditional methods for estimating malaria transmission based on mosquito sampling are not standardized and are unavailable in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Such studies are especially difficult

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Senegal's Capital Turns Out for First-of-Its-Kind Climate March

Dakar — In a first-of-its-kind march in Senegal, nearly a thousand people - including the country's environmental minister - took to the streets of Dakar Sunday asking for action to deal with climate...

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Agree on biodiversity metrics to track from space

Ecologists and space agencies must forge a global monitoring strategy, say Andrew K. Skidmore, Nathalie Pettorelli and colleagues.

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