A Somali Aid Worker Would Rather Give Out Cash Than Free Food
Degan Ali, a Somali humanitarian, tells us about her organization's efforts to fight famine in Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan.
Africa
Aid Groups See A Drop-Off In U.S. Health Volunteers To Fight Ebola
International aid groups say the decline in volunteers is due to quarantine restrictions imposed by New York and New Jersey.
Hissing And Sighing: The Lament Of Sex Workers In Sierra Leone
Ebola has made it harder for the prostitutes who issue a come-hither "hiss" along Lumley Beach. Customers are hard to find, pay is down, and, like everyone, the women are scared of the deadly virus.
Ebola Is Changing Course In Liberia. Will The U.S. Military Adapt?
The U.S. had planned to build 17 treatment units across Liberia, one in each county's major town. Now that more cases are appearing in remote areas, the Army may need to rethink its strategy.
Ebola In Remote Liberia, Through The Eyes Of A Local Health Worker
Amid hopeful news from Liberia of dwindling numbers of Ebola cases, an outbreak of the disease started late last month in a remote part of the country. Health worker Lorenzo Dorr gives us an update.
Islamist Al Shabab Militants Kill 28 In Kenya Bus Attack
Kenya says its forces have killed more than 100 suspected Islamist militants following the weekend's deadly attack on a Kenyan bus. The Al Shabab militants, however, say that whomever the Kenyans got, it wasn't them. In the weekend attack, gunmen pulled people off a bus and killed 28 of them.
Dangerous Deliveries: Ebola Leaves Moms And Babies Without Care
When a pregnant woman catches Ebola, the fetus and amniotic fluid are flooded with the virus. The ripple effects of these dangerous deliveries could be more catastrophic than Ebola itself.
Ebola Survey Teams Take A Grim Census In Sierra Leone
As Ebola surges in the east African country, the capital city sends surveillance teams into the neighborhoods to record who might be sick with the virus — or already dead.
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' Raises Hackles As Well As Dollars
The newest version of Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" raised a $1 million within a few minutes of its release on Tuesday. Critics say the song still sends the wrong message about Africa.
In Liberia, A New Focus On Tracking Down Rural Ebola Cases
The disease continues to run rampant in the countryside here. In response, the Centers for Disease Control is trying out a system of rapid response teams that "flood the zone" and isolate cases.