it lives somewhere in equatorial africa in some unknown creature, possible a bat, or it may well live in some parasite of the bat such as a wigless fly -- a wingless fly, a tick or a mite that lives on the body of the bat and is the actual carrier of ebola. we simply don't know. that didn't known. in 1976 in a small up-country rural hospital in what was then zaire, now the democratic republic of congo, ebola surfaced and came to the notice of doctors for the first time. they didn't know at the time what it was. all they knew was that it was an exceedingly lethal infectious disease, presumably a virus, and it got into the staff of the hospital. one of the victims was a belgian nun who worked there, and here we see her just prior to 1976 in a log canoe on the ebola live waving good-bye. this is the last known photograph of her. the virus got into the medical staff of the hospital. we don't know who patient zero was, we don't know where it came from. but it raced through the staff, and it killed a number of people. we see here the gentleman with the beard and the glasses is a priest, and

africa. it's now been announced that equatorial guinea will host the tournament. our africa football specialist is here with me. alex, is this a surprise? >> it's a bit of a surprise, yes. there's been speculation over the past few days as to where this tournament can go, given the fact equatorial guinea has just over two months to prepare it. this is a big event. >> it's a tiny nation. >> it's a very small nation. i know you've been there. i was there when they co-hosted the tournament in 2012. this time they decided they can do it alone. only two stadiums, one in the capital, which is on an island off the west coast of africa, and then on embatta on the mainland. so they have to get 16 teams, four groups of four, playing in just those two stadiums. they feel as they have the infrastructure to make this work and managed the federation of football, who organized football on the continent, that they can do it. they were desperate after morocco pulled out because south africa, who are probably the obvious choice to organize this given the fact that had the world cup

. >> equatorial guinea has been chosen as the host for africa's football championships replacing morocco. >> it was taken away from the country after it requested a one-year postponement of the tournament. they worried that fans could spread ebola. >> if you are thinking, wait, aren't they world champions? i don't blame you but you haven't been paying attention. >> germany has just won one of their three games towards qualifying for the european champions and are hoping for a route. >> a few souvenir photos largely amateur side. even the captain admits it would take a miracle to win the game. >> he sounds bizarre, it's happened before. >> after some less than convincing performances, germany coach is expecting more from the side. >> it's an appeal to his side to prove their worth. not just this qualifying match against her brault are but also in preparation for the friendly against spain next tuesday. >> roger federer is back in top form. it outclassed local favorite andy murray without dropping a set. >> novak djokovic at the top of the screen is on the role as well. -- on a roll as wel

africa cup of nations. that tournament to be hosted by equatorial guinea in january. congo were beaten 2-0. south africa beat sudan 2-1, with a game to spare. 2012 champions zambia are through. cameroon defeat the democratic republic of congo. senegal progresses after a win over egypt. egypt hope to qualify as the best third-placed team. >> roberto mann sine took over. he spent four years at the san siro, winning two italian cups and league titles. the team has one two of the past seven league matches. >> i think that every moment is different. probably at this moment it is different, because they were younger, it was the first very important situation. today is different. >> world heavily wait champion, v lad mire klitschko proved why he's the best boxer, beating his changer in hamburg to retain his ibf title. the 38-year-old ukranian knocked out his opponent. earning his 17th defense of his world heavy weight crown. klitschko is the heavy weight champion of the world. >> dallas mavericks handed the timberwolves a fifth straight loss. dallas pulled away. mavs ahead by the end of the first.

africa. meaning they won't be defending their title in equatorial new guinea. we'll have a new update in who is qualified in the news hour. for now nigeria, the super eagles out of the africa cup of nations. >> i know a lot of sad people out there tonight about nigeria, but i'm excited about new guinea. that's it for this news hour on al jazeera. thanks for watching. been >> the taliban targets compounds in the afghan capitol. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up israel resumes its policy of demolishing the homes of palestinians who carry out attacks. a suicide-bomber kills six people in erbil. one of iraq's safest cities. new pictures show donetsk airport in ruins after months of fighting. >>> and after

compete in equatorial guinea who replaced qatar of hopes. 10 nations secured their place in january's tournament. they do not have to worry, including former winners al jazeera, tunisia, south africa, zambia and cameroon. six will be decided. nigeria is at home to south africa and need a win. if nigeria slip up, congo could qualify for their first cup of nations in 14 years. they are away to sudan. ivory coast have not secured their ticket. they need a draw against cameroon. if the elephants loose, the door is open for the democratic republic of congo to pounce. ghana are another team not certain of a place in equatorial guinea, and they need a good result. let's look at the key fixtures. guinea and uganda are in contention for a spot in the files. guinea play in this game in morocco due to the ebola outbreak in their nation. >> now, it's the oldest fixture in international football with a first match occurring back in 1872. on tuesday, england and scotland med for the first time in -- met for the first time in 15 years. the arsenal star headed in a cross from jack wilshire. england doubled their lead after the break. captain wayne rooney scored after the scots failed to clear a f

africa nations cup. the football cup. morocco was due to be hosting that cup in january. it has declined, and it is moving instead to equatorialnea. so equatorial guinea beginning to be hosting that tournament next year. just waiting to hear whether that's also going to be going ahead in january. the reason for morocco was because of ebola. they did not want to import fans or anyone else who might risk spreading ebola, but equatorial guinea have agreed. more on that throughout the day on bbc news. bye-bye. what if we finally had a back yard? that would be amazing. hey, what if we took down this wall? what if this was my art studio? what if we were pre-approved? shut up! from finding to financing, how'd you do that? zillow. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, and welcome to "gmt" on "bbc world news." i'm stephen sackur. our top stories, president obama delivers a blunt message to the government in myanmar. more reform needed and fast. >>> the u.s. president makes a house call on opposition leader aung san suu kyi and says the ban on her running for president doesn't make sense. >> ultimately, what changes are made are up to the people of burma. but