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In Nigeria, doctor treating Ebola patient dies

International Finance DeskSeptember 3, 2014

by International Finance DeskSeptember 3, 2014

This is the first death related to the disease reported from outside Lagos Samuel Okocha September 3, 2014: Last week, Nigeria reported its first Ebola death outside Lagos. A doctor died of the disease in the southern oil-rich city of Port Harcourt. The doctor was treating an Ebola patient who escaped quarantine from Lagos. The...

Economy

Nigeria reports first Ebola death outside Lagos

International Finance DeskSeptember 1, 2014

by International Finance DeskSeptember 1, 2014

The victim is a doctor who was treating an Ebola patient Samuel Okocha September 1, 2014: Nigeria has reported its first Ebola death outside Lagos. A doctor died of the disease in the southern oil-rich city of Porthacourt. The doctor was treating an Ebola patient who escaped quarantine from Lagos. The patient survived, but the doctor...

Economy

Ebola ruins summer of Africa

International Finance DeskAugust 19, 2014

by International Finance DeskAugust 19, 2014

The outbreak was reported in March just when people begin to take their vacations and travel with their families Samuel Okocha August 19, 2014: Owners of businesses are raising concerns over the economic impact of the Ebola virus, as business travelers cancel visits over fears of contracting the disease that have left more than 1,000...

Economy

Rich Countries, Poor People: Will Africa’s commodity boom benefit the poor?

International Finance DeskNovember 20, 2013

by International Finance DeskNovember 20, 2013

BY ANAND RAJARAM. 20th November 2013 Travelling across Africa these days you are likely to run into increasing numbers of mining, oil, and gas industry personnel engaged in exploration, drilling, and extraction across the continent. Although commodity prices are moderating, the discoveries being made in Africa offer the real prospect of significant revenue to many cash-poor,...