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The Marburg virus: urgent need to contain this close cousin of Ebola

In July 2022 Ghana confirmed its first two cases of the deadly Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. The Conversation Africa’s Wale Fatade and Usifo Omozokpea asked virologist Oyewale Tomori about its origin and how people can protect themselves against…

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Watch | What is the Marburg virus?

A video explaining the Marburg virus that was reported in Ghana

The Hindu

Education takes flight under Ghanaian artist's repurposed planes

Hundreds of meters above the village of Jenakpeng in northern Ghana, a small drone locked its sights on six airplanes parked in the middle of a verdant field miles away from the nearest runway.

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Things to know about the dreaded Marburg virus disease

As cases are reported in Ghana, here’s a look at the disease, its symptoms and ways of preventing the illness.

Al Jazeera

What is the Marburg virus and is it spreading as 2 patients die from Ebola-like disease

Two people in Ghana have died from the highly infectious Marburg virus. Here's what you need to know about the virus, including its symptoms and whether it has spread so far

Daily Mirror

Ghana to sign $3.2 billion railway project deal with Thelo DB consortium

Ghana's government will sign an agreement next week with Thelo DB consortium for a $3.2 billion project to develop and make operational its Western Railway Line, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.

Reuters

Ghana IMF loan outcry pressures government over economy

Accra (AFP) - Ghanaian trader Mohammed Biney was already struggling when the government passed a new tax on electronic money transactions this year to try to revive the economy.

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Ghana confirms two cases of deadly Ebola-like Marburg virus

The disease is spread to people by fruit bats

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Genetically modified cowpea clears its first hurdle in Ghana, but there's a long way to go

Genetically modified (GM) cowpea has cleared the first of the three regulatory hurdles in the way of commercialisation in Ghana. If it is commercialised, it will be the first GM crop grown in the country – a major milestone. Biotechnology proponents have been working for decades to integrate GM crops…

The Conversation

Marburg virus: Ghana confirms two cases of highly infectious disease

Total of 98 people now under quarantine as suspected contact cases

The Independent UK

Marburg virus: what you need to know about the deadly outbreak in Rwanda

The UK’s Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for Rwanda to reflect the latest outbreak

Evening Standard

Ghana declares first outbreak of highly infectious Marburg virus

Ghana Health Service is working to reduce risks of virus spreading, including isolation of all identified contacts.

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Two dead after feared Marburg virus found in Ghana

The highly infectious disease has been found in Africa

Evening Standard

What is Marburg virus disease? What are the symptoms and how is it treated?

With two cases in Ghana now confirmed - here's what we know about Marburg virus disease.

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Ghana’s return to the IMF within three years underscores its deeper economic problems

Ghana is again seeking assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to enable the country to meet its payments to the rest of the world and restore the health of government finances. It is the second time in the past three years and 17th since independence in 1957 that Ghana…

The Hindu

Meet African Fulani chef Fatmata Binta, winner of the 2022 Basque Culinary World Prize

Like many young chefs, Fatmata Binta is on a mission to rediscover family recipes: Only her job is m

Reuters

Ghana government averts strike, reaching allowance deal with trade unions

Ghana's government has averted a planned strike by public sector workers over pay, reaching an agreement with the country's main labour unions to increase the cost of living allowance by 15%, the finance ministry said on Friday.

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Ghana ‘fix the country’ activist says he was assaulted and illegally detained

Cambridge doctoral student Oliver Barker-Vormawor says ‘trauma is still there’ as he files lawsuit

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Akwasi Brenya-Mensa on new restaurant Tatale: ‘I want it to reflect blackness’

As he unveils his highly anticipated African restaurant, the Ghanaian-British chef talks culture, hype and his last-minute fundraising campaign

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Two suspected cases of Marburg virus disease reported in Ghana

The World Health Organization is waiting for the samples, taken from two unrelated patients, to be processed in Senegal before officially confirming the cases.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Ghana is hard,’ they say. But the people of Accra are harder

Still critical today to life, freedom, justice and equality are the stories of everyday people like the people of Accra, whose stories of daily life in West Africa deserve to be told.

Wales Online

WHO warning over deadly Ebola-like virus Marburg

Two suspected cases in Ghana with World Health Organisation investigation under way

Daily Mirror

Horror virus that leaves 'ghost like' sufferers bleeding from nose and gums kills two

The global vaccine charity Gavi flagged Marburg last year as one of the viruses that could potentially spark the next global pandemic, as its long incubation time means it can quickly spread

The Conversation

There's no cure for sickle cell disease, but spotting it early can improve treatment

Most of the global cases of sickle cell disease are diagnosed in African countries. The Economist Intelligence Unit – the research and analysis division of the Economist media group – estimated that in 2020 the total annual cost of treatment and impact on the economy of sickle cell disease across…

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Why Ghana has returned to the IMF

Hundreds took to the streets of Ghana's capital Accra last week to protest over its deteriorating economy. Days later, the government of one of West Africa's most prosperous nations announced it would begin formal talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for support.

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