Sierra Leone said Friday it was banning any public Christmas celebrations as the spiralling caseload of Ebola infections continues to spread alarm. Soldiers are to be deployed throughout the festive ...

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The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby who abandoned his Christmas sermon today has been ‘checked out’ for Ebola after visiting Sierra Leone. His officials said he was suffering from a ‘heavy cold’ ...

DAKAR, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Sierra Leone plans to ban parties and other festivities over Christmas and New Year to reduce the risks of Ebola spreading further in the West African nation now with the ...

Liberian men shop for a Christmas tree at a shop in Monrovia, Liberia, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014. The deadly Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone means no festive parties at the beach, no carolers singing at ...