West Africa

Monday March 24, 2014

The fatality rate in an Ebola outbreak ranges from 25 percent to 90 percent, depending on the particular strain of the virus involved. Cynthia Goldsmith/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hide caption

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Ebola Breaks Out In West Africa For The First Time

March 24, 2014 • A deadly form of Ebola has killed 59 people in Guinea. Early reports suggested the disease had spread to other neighboring countries. But none of the more far-flung cases have been confirmed.

Thursday February 7, 2013

NPR Public Editor

When Reporting From An African 'Village' Is Imperial Arrogance – And Not

February 7, 2013 • NPR has been covering the recent conflict in Mali from on the ground. But when a listener heard several places being called "villages," she asked why the images of primitiveness. NPR's West Africa correspondent answered.