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Sierra Leone: 30 Percent Of Ebola Aid Funds Vanished
The auditor of Sierra Leone noted that the country can’t explain how 30 percent of Ebola funds were spent and there is no documentation to support $3.3 million of contracts. The amount does not include grants or loans from international organizations Bloomberg said. “Monies that have been set aside for the purpose of combating the Ebola outbreak … Continue reading
Ebola In Africa: IMF Grants $100 Million To Guinea, Liberia And Sierra Leone
The International Monetary Fund has granted Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone debt relief of about $100 million in total. The IMF additionally offered the nations $160 million in zero-interest loans. “Those three countries are going through a very, very dramatic ordeal that combines pandemics, the risk of isolation” told Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director. The … Continue reading
West Africa: The Approbation Of A New World Order – OpEd
By Alexander Mezyaev The number of conflicts in Africa continues to grow, with more and more new countries getting drawn into them. The situation in West Africa is particularly grave; this part of the continent is being threatened with total destabilization. The armed conflict in Mali is still going on, where, at the start of 2015, … Continue reading
Foreign Military Intervention ‘100 Times More Likely’ In Oil-Rich States, Study Says
Cutting-edge research from British universities has confirmed a belief long held by conspiracy theorists, realists and hawkish neoconservatives alike: oil drives foreign intervention and war. Foreign governments are 100 times more likely to intervene in civil wars if the troubled state is home to hydrocarbon reserves, according to a new report by academics from the … Continue reading
Sierra Leone Cancels Christmas And New Year Celebrations Amid Ebola Crisis
Sierra Leone has banned any public celebrations of Christmas and the New Year over the spread of the Ebola virus that has affected thousands of the population. The military will strictly monitor the ban. Christmas is canceled in Sierra Leone, West Africa, authorities in the country announced on Friday. Instead of Santas, the army will … Continue reading
IMF Reduced Its Growth Projections for West Africa Due to Ebola Outbreak
The 2014 outbreak in West Africa is definitely the largest and most complex Ebola outbreak since the discovery of the virus in 1976. There have been more cases and deaths in this outbreak than all others combined. Ebola, also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever or Ebola viral disease, is a rare and deadly illness caused by … Continue reading
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