Ebola: We May Have Won The Battle But We Haven't Won The War
A health worker who spent a year in West Africa during the epidemic shares lessons from the field. Good things did happen. But a lot went wrong.
Africa
#BringBackOurGirls Two Years Later: Teenage Girl Says She Escaped Boko Haram
A Nigerian teenager who says she was one of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram surrendered to authorities in Cameroon Friday. Cameroon State Radio's Moki Kindzeka gives the latest.
A 'Forgotten Disease' Is Suddenly Causing New Worries
Yellow fever is spreading in Angola. Experts are afraid it could spread further in Africa and Asia. This couldn't come at a worse time.
Nigerian Military Says It Rescued More Than 800 Hostages From Boko Haram
There's no word yet about whether that included any of the 200 kidnapped schoolgirls that sparked the #BringBackOurGirls campaign.
A Day At The Beach Is A Way Of Saying 'We're Not Afraid' Of Terrorists
A mother in Ivory Coast defiantly brings her children to the resort town where al-Qaida terrorists killed 19 people on March 13. A new music video reinforces her stand.
This Rat Can Smell A Rat: #WorldTBDay
Rats can smell TB. They can identify it faster than a lab technician. And they work cheap — a bit of banana will do. USAID just gave a grant to a pioneering program.
New Debris 'Almost Certainly' From Missing Malaysian Flight MH370
Air crash investigators have looked at debris found on the coast of Mozambique, and say it "almost certainly" came from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.
Politics And Ebola Are Not Such Strange Bedfellows, Report Says
Issued two years after the first case was confirmed in West Africa, an International Rescue Committee report on lessons from the epidemic stresses the critical role of politics.
Ex-Congolese Vice President Convicted Of Rape, Murder And Pillage
It is the first time the International Criminal Court has convicted someone based on his role as a military commander. It is also the first time rape has been prosecuted by this court as a war crime.
If You Think This Bus Has An Eye On You, You're Right
The hand-painted "cars rapides" — cheap public transportation minibuses in Senegal's cities — are soon going to zoom into the sunset.