Africa: Wealthy Africans, Firms Donate U.S.$28.5 Million to Fight Ebola

9 November 2014

A total of $28.5 million has been raised from the continent's wealthiest individuals and firms for a fund to fight the Ebola outbreak ravaging three West African nations.

This cheery news came from the African Business Roundtable on Ebola at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where African business leaders and officials of development finance institutions and AU gathered to launch the emergency response fund.

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