Ebola: Male Nurse bitten by Ebola Patient

A male nurse was bitten by an Ebola patient while working in West Africa has been flown to Switzerland for preventive measure.

According to yahoo news, the health ministry said the man whose identity was undisclosed was working for an international organization in Sierra Leone when he was bitten by a child infected with Ebola on Saturday.

The ministry also said the nurse was wearing protective gear and is unlikely to have contracted the disease.

It said the man, who was flown to Switzerland by a private transport company on Monday, will be kept under observation at Geneva's University Hospital for the incubation period of three weeks.

The ministry said it was the first medical transport to Switzerland from the Ebola-affected region.

Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau Reported Killed Again - This Time by Cameroon's Army

Nigerian security forces are investigating reports that Abubakar Shekau, the notorious leader of the Boko Haram extremist group waging an Islamist insurgency in the country's north, has been killed in fighting.

It is by far from the first report of Shekau's death - previous claims of his demise have been put down with sneering proof-of-life videos in which the Islamist commander mocks the inability of his foes to defeat him. But the release of a photo by Cameroon's armed forces purporting to show Shekau's body has attracted particular interest.

The image shows a man lying on the ground, apparently with a wound to his head. The bearded individual bears a close resemblance to Shekau as seen in the many video appearances in which he threatens the Nigerian government and boasts of the strength of the Islamist group which has brought mayhem and bloodshed to a large swathe of the north.

The Cameroonian military posted the picture to social media with no explanation as to the circumstances of the alleged killing. The country's armed forces have been increasingly engaging with Boko Haram along its border as the group makes gains in the state of Borno, north-eastern Nigeria.

Nigerian security forces have been struggling to contain the onslaught from Boko Haram, which has rampaged through towns in the country's north and is increasingly striking at the capital, Abuja, in its bid to carve out an Islamic caliphate - the establishment of which was declared last month in the town of Gwoza. More than 2,000 people were killed in attacks by the group in the first half of 2014, according to Human Rights Watch. Boko Haram has also kidnapped civilians including children for use in the insurgency; the fate of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted from the town of Chibok in April, whom the group later threatened to marry off to fighters, is still unknown.

A source familiar with the Nigerian investigation told Bloomberg that it was thought Shekau may have been killed in fighting near Konduga in Borno state. Nigeria's army said last week that it had killed over 60 Boko Haram fighters and captured a senior leader during a battle at Konduga, which lies around 20 miles from the state capital, Maiduguri. The military said the captured commander, who wasn't identified, was being treated at a military hospital in the area.

Adding to the confusion surrounding the claim, some local media suggested the man killed by the Cameroonian military might have been a body double used by Shekau, citing anonymous security sources. 

There has been no word as yet from Boko Haram on the claim. But its veracity was questioned by experts, who noted the frequency of such reports. 

"Is this his fourth or fifth death? He dies more often than an iPhone battery," Ryan Cummings, a security analyst said, according to The Times. 

Source: news.vice.com

Jonathan To Meet Obama, Cameron and Ban Ki Moon

President Goodluck Jonathan, left the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Sunday to attend the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York.

According to the Presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati, Jonathan would address the United Nations Security Council High-Level Session on Threats to International Peace and Security Caused by Terrorist Acts.

Abati said the president would present Nigeria's statement to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, September 24, 2014.

He said, the president would attend receptions hosted by American President Barack Obama and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki Moon while in New York.

Abati said the president Jonathan will also to hold bilateral talks with Ban Ki Moon and the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, according to schedules.

He also said the president would stop over in London for a brief private visit before proceeding to New York.

The president is expected to be back on Thursday, according to Abati.

Attribution: allafrica.com