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Swiss woman with Ebola being flown from Nigeria to Switzerland for treatment

A Swiss woman infected with Ebola is being flown from Nigeria to Switzerland, AFP reports.

Nigeria Confirms Ebola Case in Woman Who Arrived From Uganda

A case of Ebola has been confirmed in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. A woman who arrived from Uganda has tested positive for the virus, according to the Ministry of Health.

ECOWAS backs $25 billion West Africa gas pipeline to Morocco

The West African Economic and Monetary Union (ECOWAS) has reached an agreement with Sierra Leone on a gas pipeline from sources in Nigeria, Senegal and Mauritania to Morocco. The pipeline, with a capacity of 30 billion cubic meters, will bring West African gas closer to the European market.

Hundreds of people kidnapped by Boko Haram freed in Nigeria

Hundreds of people kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram in Nigeria have been released.

Six charged over planned coup in Nigeria to stand trial

Six people suspected of participating in a plot to carry out a coup d'état have been charged and are set to stand trial in Nigeria.

Nigeria's Unregulated Game Meat Trade Sparks Pandemic Concerns

Antelopes, bats, pangolins and snakes are grilled over fires on Nigeria's street markets. More of the country's inhabitants eat unregulated game meat – which raises alarm about pandemics, black markets and extinction.

Dozens trampled to death in Nigeria

Multiple fatalities in food distribution chaos in Nigeria