Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
HIGHLIGHTS
Hotspots: Burkina Faso hosts violent protests, President ousted; Niger attacked by Mali-based group; insurgents take city in Nigeria.
There are presently 13,567 cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa that have resulted in 4,951 deaths.
Mali reports its first Ebola case. Nigeria and Senegal are declared Ebola-free.
WHO to lead Ebola preparedness missions over next six weeks to 15 countries in West Africa.
Northeast Nigeria to experience Crisis level food insecurity through end of 2014.
150,000 displaced persons from Nigeria expected in Diffa, Niger, by year’s end.
200,000 Gambians are in urgent need of food assistance.
KEY EBOLA FIGURES
No. of Cases 13,567
No. Of Deaths 4,951
No. Countries Affected by West Africa EVD Strain 8
