The Burton Wire is committed to covering news of the African Diaspora. This year has been a doozy with political and social unrest, the deaths of iconic, game changing figures, and the rise and fall of major athletes. Check out Th...
Monica Mark of The Guardian UK is reporting that out of all nations, Cuba has sent the largest medical force to West Africa in order to fight Ebola. The United Nations (UN) has issued a call for more countries to contribute to the...
The Mail & Guardian is reporting that the African Union is calling for all travel bans related to the Ebola affected member states to be lifted. AU Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has stressed that the ban has hampered econ...
AllAfrica.com is reporting that Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has ordered the dismissal of some senior and junior level cabinet members that left the country amid reports of an Ebola outbreak. The author writes: “...
AllAfrica.com is reporting that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said that reports of the experimental drug for treating Ebola is a pesticide and should not be used to prevent, treat or cure Ebola. Reports ...
Reuters is reporting that the White House and the United States Food and Drug Administration have approved the request for sample doses of an experimental serum to treat Liberian doctors who are currently infected with the deadly ...
As fears mount, Nigerians are desperate to find natural cures for the Ebola virus. Nnenna Ibeh of Premium Times is reporting that Nigeria’s Minister of Information Labaran Maku, has issued a statement dismissing rumors that ...
