22 Arrested for Killing Anti-Ebola Campaigners in Guinea

Conakry (Xinhua/NAN) – Guinea’s Justice Minister Cheick Sacko said 22 suspects had been arrested in connection with last week’s killing of eight government  officials.The eight officials were involved in sensitization of the public against Ebola Virus Disease in the southeast region of Wome.“The suspected perpetrators of the assassinations will be charged before a special sitting of the Conakry Court of Appeal,” the minister said on Wednesday...

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Villagers Kill 8 Ebola Awareness Health Workers in Guinea

Eight members of a team who were trying to spread awareness about Ebola in the village of Wome – in southern Guinea have been killed by the villagers.Some local officials and journalists were also killed, BBC reports.Sources say the victims may have been killed because the villagers are suspicious that the health workers are spreading the disease. Also, some of the residents are still in denial about the existence of Ebola.According to reports, the...

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Ebola: FIFA Pledges Financial Support to West African Countries Affected

Lagos (NAN) President of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), Sepp Blatter, on Saturday said the organization would give full support to three West African countries heavily hit by the Ebola Virus Disease.According to “Inside Games,” an online news provider, Blatter made the pledge at FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.The publication stated that the world football’s governing body said that the issue would be discussed...

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