Landlocked Mali aims to diversify its mining sector away from gold with Chinese-built rail projects worth $9.5 billion that would link it to the Atlantic coast, even as slowing Chinese growth and falling commodity prices cool investment.
This story reminds me of that wonderful saying that if you think investing in education is expensive, try ignorance. One of the biggest problems health aid workers are facing in the war against Ebola is ignorance and superstition. Already some of those trying to help have been abducted and killed. This report documents the violent … Read more
By Umaru Fofana and Adam Bailes FREETOWN (Reuters) – The doctor leading Sierra Leone’s fight against the worst Ebola outbreak on record died from the virus on Tuesday, the country’s chief medical officer said. The death of Sheik Umar Khan, who was credited with treating more than 100 patients, follows those of dozens of local health workers and the … Read more
Virologists are said to be ‘deeply worried’ by the ‘unprecedented Ebola epidemic’ in West Africa – not surprising, since it has been called ‘one of the most virulent viral diseases known to humankind‘. As the death toll continues to rise, some experts believe the virus has potential to spread even further, which certainly is a … Read more