West Africa: AU Requests Lifting of Ebola Travel Bans

10 September 2014
The NEWS (Monrovia)

The African Union has called on its member states to urgently lift all travel bans imposed on countries affected by the Ebola outbreak in Africa.

The AU has also called on member states to respect the principles of free movement and urged that any travel related measures should be in line with WHO and ICAO recommendations, which supports proper exit and entry screening procedures at airports, seaports and land crossings instead of travel bans and border closures.

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