WHO chief lauds Uganda’s response to Ebola outbreak

Tedros said the country had responded promptly and capably, but called for it to reopen the border with DR Congo.

Ebola outbreak: WHO's Tedros visits Uganda, bordering the DRC Ituri province epicenter

The World Health Organization head is visiting Uganda, praising its "prompt and capable response" to the Ebola outbreak just across the border in DRC's Ituri province. Uganda has logged just a few cases, mainly imported.

WHO chief visits Ebola-hit Uganda after virus spreads from DRC

The head of the World Health Organization on Monday visited Uganda, where a deadly Ebola outbreak has killed two people after spreading from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The WHO has declared an international health emergency over the current outbreak, which was announced on May 15 in the northeastern DRC. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recently also visited the DRC, which has seen 515 confirmed Ebola infections, including 91 deaths, according to the UN...

By Agence France-Presse

Ebola cases reach more than 500

In tonight's programme, the number of Ebola cases have hit 550 and WHO chief praises neighbouring Uganda for its reponse to the outbreak. In Nigeria, the military says that it has rescued over 400 women and children from Boko Haram extremists after they were abducted in May. And coutdown to the World Cup, but some africans are facing visa problems.

By Georja CALVIN-SMITH

Confirmed Ebola cases pass 550 after US warning spread could match record outbreak

Local officials say more than 90 people have died across the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

By Liz Cookman