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Demonstrators set fire to cars near Burkina Faso's Parliament on Thursday in Ouagadougou.

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Angry Mob Sets Fire To Parliament In Burkina Faso

7:43am October 30, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Angered at an impending vote to allow President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year-old rule, protesters also reportedly set fire to the ruling party's headquarters in the capital, Ouagadougou.

NPR producer Rolando Arrieta approaches the Ebola screening station at the airport in Monrovia, Liberia.

No Hand-Washing, Spotty Temperature-Taking At Liberia's Airport

11:28am October 29, 2014

by Michaeleen Doucleff

The Ebola screening of airline passengers departing from Monrovia was not operating like a well-oiled machine Monday.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power has her temperature taken as she arrives in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Monday. Power is on a visit to West Africa to get a first-hand look at the global response to the epidemic.

U.N. Ambassador Goes To Sierra Leone For Closer Look At Ebola Crisis

12:23pm October 28, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Samantha Power, the U.S. envoy to the U.N., is on a multi-nation swing through West Africa to see how the global response to the deadly virus is faring.

A volunteer receives the experimental Ebola vaccination "cAd3-EBO-Z" at the vaccines center in Bamako, Mali, earlier this month. Mali has become the sixth country in West Africa to report Ebola.

Mali's First Ebola Case In Current Outbreak Is 2-Year-Old Girl

1:55pm October 24, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The toddler was reportedly brought by her grandmother from neighboring Guinea, where the epidemic is raging.

Direct Relief has been shipping medical supplies to West Africa.

This May Be The Largest Private Donation To Fight Ebola

5:05pm October 23, 2014

by Linda Poon

Philanthropist Paul Allen is giving at least $100 million to support health care workers battling Ebola. Here's a look at his goals — and at contributions from other charitable groups.

Ebola Vaccine Could Start Testing In Africa By January

10:22am October 22, 2014

by Richard Harris

The World Health Organization says two vaccine candidates now undergoing small-scale tests of dosage and safety in people might be ready for broader deployment in Africa by early 2015.

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Thomas Nellon (left), 17, and his brother Johnson Nellon, 14, of Liberia smile at their mother in the arrivals area at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York earlier this month. The brothers received a health screening upon arrival. The U.S. sa

DHS: Travelers From West Africa Limited To 5 U.S. Airports

2:48pm October 21, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Passengers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea will be subject to secondary screening at JFK, Newark, Dulles, Atlanta and Chicago.

Senegalese fencer Abdoulaye Thiam (left) competed against Jason Rogers of the U.S. during the 2008 Olympics. Due to Ebola fears, a World Cup fencing event set for Senegal this month has been canceled.

Universities To Speakers Who've Visited West Africa: En Garde!

5:37am October 18, 2014

by Eleanor Klibanoff

Fears of Ebola — not always justified — have caused organizers in Africa and the United States to cancel or reschedule events they worry may lead to spread of the disease.

Dr. Kent Brantly was treated for Ebola at Emory University Hospital after becoming infected at the Monrovia hospital where he worked.

Ebola Evacuees: Who Are They, Where'd They Go, How'd They Fare?

11:40am October 16, 2014

by Nsikan Akpan

They caught the virus. Or had contact with a patient that put them at high risk. And they were flown out of West Africa for treatment — at a cost as high as $200,000 per person.

Elliott Adekoya, 31, aka The Milkman, is a DJ at Monrovia's Sky FM radio, pictured here his DJ booth. He is also part of a group of 45 Liberian musicians called the Save Liberia Project. They want to get the word out that Ebola is real, but it is not a de

Liberian Singers Use The Power Of Music To Raise Ebola Awareness

6:52pm October 12, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

Early on in the epidemic, the government and aid agencies commissioned songs that just ended up terrifying people. But the newer songs on the radio are catchy and danceable — as well as informative.

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