The highly contagious Ebola virus has claimed more than 15,000 lives since it was first identified in central Africa in 1976.

South Sudan has lifted a nationwide curfew imposed more than 10 days ago. After a night of deadly rioting in the capital over ...

"Africa can expect substantial changes from the United States over the next four years," Rama Yade, director of the Atlantic Council's Africa Center, wrote in a pre-Inauguration analysis. While Donald ...

In the region's other developments, Sierra Leone reported more cases, with the first two linked to the clade 2 global strain.

The 2 positive cases are among 31 samples tested, and officials are considering use of antivirals and experimental vaccine.