Zambia’s Vice President Guy Scott is appointed as the country’s acting head of state.

Unconfirmed reports say Zambian President Michael Sata has died in London.

Cameroon says its soldiers have killed nearly 40 Boko Haram Takfiri militants in the north.

Initial vote results show Botswana President Ian Khama has won a second term in power.

South African police has arrested dozens of anti-Israel activists who were demanding an end to food imports from Israel.

The UN health agency’s figures show the number of the people infected with Ebola has exceeded 10,000.

Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party wins the African country’s presidential and legislative elections.

The World Food Program warns against a possible food crisis in Ebola-stricken states in West Africa.

Sierra Leone says it will contain the deadly Ebola virus by the end of the year.

The Malian Health Ministry confirms the country’s first case of Ebola.

The World Health Organization says the number of Ebola cases is likely to hit 10,000.

Ebola has so far claimed the lives of 4,877 people, the World Health Organization says.

Cuba sends another medical team to fight the spread of Ebola in West Africa.

The African Union chief is set to visit three West African countries which were affected most by Ebola virus.

Sierra Leone riot leaves two dead after health workers tried to take a blood sample from an elderly woman.

A third UN employee has been killed by the Ebola virus in the West African country of Sierra Leone.

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf calls on all nations to help fight the deadly Ebola virus.

US and other Western countries are accused of inventing the Ebola virus as part of a bio-weapons project.

Ebola could become the "definitive humanitarian disaster of our generation", Oxfam says.

An official says 22 people are killed in an attack by Ugandan rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The WHO says the outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease has ended in Senegal.

WHO admits it failed to anticipate the current scope of the Ebola virus outbreak.

Ebola has claimed the lives of at least two people in Sierra Leone’s last unaffected area.

The WHO says the number of Ebola cases in West Africa is doubling every four weeks.

Early results show Mozambique’s ruling party is likely to win the presidential and legislative elections.

The UN Security Council has called on the international community to step up its efforts to stop Ebola.

Ebola death toll exceeds 4,000 as the disease continues to claim more lives, the WHO says.

A UN peacekeeper has lost his life in an attack in the Central African Republic.

The UN urges investigations into atrocities committed by former M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Liberia is forced to postpone Senate elections amid the spread of Ebola.

Global concern is growing as the killer Ebola virus spreads to other continents, Press TV reports.

Mali asks UN for rapid-reaction forces as it struggles to counter attacks against peacekeepers in the country.

Ebola has so far claimed the lives of 3,865 people, while more than 8,000 people have been infected.

The World Bank warns that Ebola could cost West Africa's economy more that USD 32 billion.

Kenyan president appears at the ICC on charges of crimes against humanity.

The UN Security Council condemns a raid on its peacekeepers in northern Mali.

West African leaders plan to establish a multi-national force against Boko Haram.

The WHO warns that the spread of the deadly Ebola virus across Europe is almost inevitably.

The anti-balaka militias in Central African Republic call on the president and prime minister to resign.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta travels to The Hague to attend the International Criminal Court.