New York Times (November 16)
“Recent gains in controlling the Ebola epidemic in West Africa have been encouraging, but they offer no reason for complacency.” The situation is improving in Liberia, stable in Guinea, but worsening in Sierra Leone. To make further progress, donor nations need to “increase their contributions.” To date, Ebola has taken over 5,000 lives.
Tags: Complacency, Contributions, Ebola, Encouraging, Epidemic, Gains, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, West Africa
The New York Times (September 7)
“The widening epidemic of Ebola in West Africa looks worse with each passing day. The outbreaks…have outstripped the ability of humanitarian groups and fragile government health systems to treat the sick and slow the spread.”
Tags: Ebola, Epidemic, Government, Health systems, Humanitarian, Outbreaks, Outstripped, Sick, Spread, West Africa
Washington Post (January 24, 2014)
“France’s counterterrorism operations in Africa deserve U.S. support.” Though the U.S. is now largely disengaged from the area, West Africa continues to be a hot bed of al-Quaeda activity. Fortunately, France has moved to fill the vacuum and will likely have 3,000 troops stationed in the region by year end. “For the government of François Hollande, this is a costly and risky initiative, and it deserves strong support from the United States.”
Tags: Africa, Al-Quaeda, Costly, Counterterrorism, Disengagement, France, Initiative, Risky, Support, Troops François Hollande, U.S., Vacuum, West Africa
