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Citizen Patrols Guard Borders From Ebola

10:04am November 02, 2014

The West African nation of Ivory Coast borders Liberia and Guinea, two countries hit by Ebola. But it hasn't yet recorded a case, in large part because farmers are patrolling the porous borders.

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Umu Fambulle stands over her husband, Ibrahim, who'd fallen and knocked himself unconscious in an Ebola ward in Monrovia, Liberia.

When A Loved One Has Ebola, How Can You Reach Out Without Touching?

7:03am November 02, 2014

by Diane Cole

A hug, a back rub, holding hands — all these shows of compassion are dangerous when the patient has Ebola. Is there any way to make up for the loss of the ability to touch?

A burial team carries the body of woman suspected to have died from the Ebola virus in Monrovia, Liberia. Most of the organized burial teams in the country are assisted by the aid group Global Communities, which, among other things, trains workers to prop

As Epidemic In Liberia Slows, Burying Bodies Remains A Challenge

6:24pm November 01, 2014

by NPR Staff

The aid group Global Communities, which has been organizing safe burial teams for the bodies of Ebola victims in Liberia, says it has seen the number of deaths flatten off.

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Decontee Davis, 23, initially thought she had malaria when she came down with a fever. It took her more than a week after she got sick to seek treatment for Ebola.

She Lost Her Fiance To Ebola But Found A New Mission

5:13pm November 01, 2014

by Rebecca Hersher

Decontee Davis survived Ebola, but her fiance died of the virus. Now she is working with children whose parents have had the disease — and spreading the word that early treatment is critical.

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Press Freedom Dwindles In Egypt

2:25pm November 01, 2014

by Leila Fadel

Egypt's president says the nation is involved in a war against terrorism and the media is falling in line. Some talk show hosts have been pulled off the air for criticizing the government.

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'Ebola Is Real': Group Works Beyond Government In Sierra Leone

2:25pm November 01, 2014

NPR's Scott Simon talks to John Caulker, executive director of the non profit Fambul Tok. His group has been working outside the government to contain the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone.

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People call for the Nigerian government to rescue girls taken from a secondary school in Chibok region, during a protest earlier this month. Boko Haram, the group that took the girls, says they have been

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Boko Haram Says Kidnapped Girls Are Now 'Married'

12:54pm November 01, 2014

by Bill Chappell

The Nigerian extremist group says more than 200 girls it kidnapped from a school in April have been married to fighters. The group also denies stories that it has reached a cease fire deal.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power had her temperature taken as she arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power Sees Signs Of Hope In West Africa

7:41pm October 31, 2014

by NPR Staff

After a four-day visit to Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, she reports progress — along with the need for continued support.

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Burkina Faso's President Steps Down After 27 Years

7:41pm October 31, 2014

President Blaise Compaoré succumbed to pressure after growing protests in the streets of the capital. The military has taken control of the country, which is one of America's strongest allies in west Africa. Audie Cornish talks with Pierre Englebert, professor of African politics at Pomona College.

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Burkina Faso's Military Takes Power After President Resigns

4:00pm October 31, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Blaise Compaore, who ruled the West African country for 27 years after he seized power in a coup, agreed to resign after riots in the capital demanding his ouster.