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Liberia:
Ngafuan Frowns On Exaggerated Reactions
New Republic, 26 August 2014
Foreign Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan is unhappy with the over-blown responses countries affected by the Ebola virus are receiving from countries not affected by the Ebola… Read more »
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Liberia:
Ngafuan Expresses Concern Over 'Exaggerated' Reactions
NEWS, 27 August 2014
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Liberia Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan says while it is understandable that countries not affected by the Ebola outbreak may take… Read more »
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West Africa:
'Get Tough' Measures Won't Work for Ebola - Social Anthropologist
VOA, 26 August 2014
As countries affected by the Ebola outbreak announce tougher measures to check the spread of the disease - including possible jail time for those accused of hiding Ebola patients -… Read more »
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West Africa:
Ebola a Blow for Fragile States On the Road to Recovery
ISS, 22 August 2014
It seems like a cruel twist of fate. The three African countries where the Ebola virus has rapidly spread and caused over 1 300 deaths since January - namely Guinea, Liberia and… Read more »
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Rwanda:
Ebola - Africa Needs Support, Not Reckless Scaremongers
New Times, 22 August 2014
Nearly every corner of the African continent is currently engaged in frantic efforts to stem the tide of the deadly Ebola disease that started in Guinea, spreading to Liberia,… Read more »
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Liberia:
Kenya Airways Suspends Commercial Flights to Liberia, S'leone Tomorrow
Inquirer, 18 August 2014
Kenya Airways, a member of the Sky Team Alliance leading African airlines flying over 60 destinations worldwide has finally complied to temporarily suspend all its commercial… Read more »
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Africa:
African Governments Take Isolation Measures
DW, 19 August 2014
African governments are sealing their ports and airports in an attempt to halt the spread of Ebola. But will fever checks and entry bans really make any difference? Read more »
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West Africa:
Ebola Hurts Economies in West Africa
VOA, 15 August 2014
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa is likely to hurt economic growth and government finances in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and perhaps Nigeria, according to a key… Read more »
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West Africa:
Ivory Coast Bans Flights From Liberia, Others
Inquirer, 13 August 2014
Ivory Coast has announced it had banned all passenger flights from the three countries hit the worst by the spread of Ebola: Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Read more »
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Gambia:
Gambia Bans Air Passengers From Freetown, Monrovia and Conakry
The Point, 11 August 2014
The Gambian authorities have ordered that, "with immediate effect and until further notice", four local airline companies serving Banjul and the sub-region must "not to pick up… Read more »
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West Africa:
Ebola - 'The First Thing Is Public Awareness'
DW, 30 July 2014
In Liberia, local media were reporting that bodies were floating in rivers and lying abandoned in houses as the authorities struggled to cope with an Ebola outbreak that has killed… Read more »