Keep Politics Out Of Ebola Tragedy (Commentary)
Ebola puts the people of [Gulu] in moments of trial. For the last ten years, the word "peace" has passed for some foreign vocabulary in Gulu and Kitgum. The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have turned the place upside down. Many people long abandoned their homes for protected camps that...
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| Published in | Africa News Service p. 1 |
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| Format | Newsletter |
| Language | English |
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Durham
Africa News Service, Inc
27.10.2000
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| Summary: | Ebola puts the people of [Gulu] in moments of trial. For the last ten years, the word "peace" has passed for some foreign vocabulary in Gulu and Kitgum. The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have turned the place upside down. Many people long abandoned their homes for protected camps that don't offer absolute security either. Like some people have wondered; how was this Ebola strain transported from Sudan to Gulu without killing the rebel carriers? Or is it because the rebels are immune to Ebola and are merely carriers, some kind of warfare that Kony has innovated? Meanwhile in Khartoum, newspapers reported that WHO and the Sudan government were working tirelessly to ensure that the Ebola in northern Uganda does not spread to Sudan. |
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