In places where children die with tragic frequency, the collective grief of parents affects all society.
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In many sub-Saharan African countries, 20% of mothers have suffered the death of a child, a new study finds. In Mali, Liberia and Malawi, it’s common for mothers to lose two children.
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When done properly, a simulation exercise is a useful tool for evaluating preparedness for a public health emergency.
Fishing boats in Senegal.
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The EU continues to enter into fresh agreements with countries, despite evidence of serious population declines in the species of interest.
A man walk pass an Ebola awareness painting in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
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Do African decision-makers and leaders approach crises differently from counterparts elsewhere in the world?
Countries can be better prepared and respond faster to disease outbreaks if public health data is shared more freely.
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Sharing data openly across regions and organisations can help to accelerate preparedness and responses to public health emergencies.
Thousands of Liberians took part in a June 2019 protest against President George Weah.
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Depending on foreign aid to pay the bills makes moving on when it’s gone harder.
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Models suggest that the effects of climate change will devastate the already threatened Timneh Parrot.
Health workers burying a child who died of Ebola in the DRC’s North Kivu province.
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The grim facts are undisputed: the current Ebola outbreak is expanding, largely unabated.
US National Security Advisor John Bolton sees China as a threat to Washington in Africa.
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The US needs to review whether a security agenda based on US priorities will solve problems in sub-Saharan Africa.
Liberia’s President George Weah has ruffled feathers by proposing changes to citizenship laws.
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Liberian President George Weah believes the current citizenship regulations in the country are unnecessarily “racist” and restrictive.
Ebola is a dreadful disease and is one of the deadliest infections known to medical science.
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Instability in the DRC and Ebola’s deadly properties is making it hard to contain the virus.
Since 2014 the Ebola outbreak in Liberia killed over 4,800 people.
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It could be a matter of days before the ebola epidemic in the DRC spreads to urban centres or spills over into neighbouring countries.
Journalists who cover illegal operations like logging at this site in northern Sagaing division, Myanmar, can face threats and violence.
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Reporters who cover environment and natural resource issues are commonly threatened and harassed around the world. Some have been killed for coverage that threatens powerful interests.
South Sudan can be stabilised, but great effort is needed from numerous players.
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South Sudan faces numerous and serious challenges contributing to instability. But there are potential solutions.
Hunger is a daily reality across large parts of Africa.
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It’s one thing to come up with food security plans. But implementing them is tough.
Palm oil being made by local workers in Liberia.
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Liberia’s rural communities have long been suffering land grabs by international palm oil producers.
A health-care worker wears virus protective gear at a treatment center in Bikoro Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 13, 2018.
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History, and math, tell us that the Ebola virus spreads exponentially quickly. This means Ebola is a global problem and all nations need to rally – to stop the epidemic fast.
A nurse nun visits the graves of victims of a 1976 Ebola outbreak.
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The audio version of a long read on the historical mistakes and cover ups that hampered the response to the devastating Ebola outbreak of 2014.
George Weah has his work cut out for him in Liberia.
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He’s used to ruling on the soccer field, but how will George Weah tackle the job of Liberian president?
Women wearing their WIPNET T-shirts plan a peace jamboree the day before the Liberian election in October 2017.
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Thousands of Liberian women have banded together to bring about peace and to fight for women’s rights. They’ve changed the face of the African nation.