Ebola Treatment Centre Resumes Operations in Congo After Attack
Ebola Campaign in DRC An Ebola treatment center located at the epicenter of the current outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, has resumed operations after it was attacked…
Ebola: DRC Confirms 15 New Recorded Cases in One Day
Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday recorded 15 new confirmed cases of Ebola, the biggest one-day rise since the current outbreak was declared last August, the health ministry said. Coming…
Press Freedom: Burundi Bans BBC, Suspends VOA Over False News, Anti- Government Activity
President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi Burundi has banned the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, and indefinitely suspended Voice of America, moves that campaigners and the international broadcasters described as a blow…
Boeing Gets First Lawsuit over Ethiopian Airlines crash Filed Against it in The U.S
Boeing Company A lawsuit against Boeing Co was filed in U.S. federal court on Thursday in what appeared to be the first suit over a March 10 Ethiopian Airlines 737…
Nearly Half Urban Population of Sub-Saharan Africa Still Live in Slums- Study
Slum in Africa Housing conditions in sub-Saharan Africa have improved dramatically since 2000, but nearly half the urban population still live in slums, according to a major new study published…
Energy Demand, Coal use Increase Contribute to Global Carbon Emissions Rise in 2018: IEA
Global energy-related carbon emissions rose to a record high last year as energy demand and coal use increased, mainly in Asia, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday. Energy-related…
Medical Leave: Bongo Back in Gabon After Five-month Medical Leave to Treat Stroke
President Ali Bongo of Gabon President Ali Bongo, who suffered a stroke in October, has returned to Gabon following medical leave in Morocco, a source at the presidency told Reuters…
Fighting Polio: Bill Gates Urges Afghanistan, Pakistan to ‘Get to Zero’
Local Afghan Taliban leaders are hindering global efforts to end polio, but Afghanistan and Pakistan must continue their fight to “get to zero” cases, the philanthropist Bill Gates said on…
Boeing Invites Stakeholders to Briefing, Looks to Return 737 MAX to Service
Boeing Co said it invited more than 200 airline pilots, technical leaders and regulators for an information session on Wednesday as it looks to return the 737 MAX…
U.S. Airlines Visit Boeing, Regulators Prepared To Receive, Review Fixes
Teams from the three U.S. airlines that own 737 MAX jets headed to Boeing Co’s factory in Renton, Washington, to review a software upgrade on Saturday, as U.S. regulators prepared…