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Residents in an Ebola quarantine area in the West Point of Monrovia, Liberia, complain to a security officer as they wait for their relatives to bring them food and essentials on August 23, 2014.

Ebola survivors return to lives of fear and ostracism

Health

About 50 percent of people infected with Ebola in the current West African outbreak are surviving, but they’re returning home to communities that often shun survivors. That’s because many people don’t understand how Ebola spreads, but some campaigns are now trying to raise awareness.

Analog Africa owner Samy Ben Redjeb (Photo: Caitlan Carroll)

Flight attendant turned record label owner spins songs of 1970s Ghana

Arts, Culture & Media

Mutiny in Mali continues as Junta announces new constitution

Global Politics

Ivory Coast: Fight Continues as Gbagbo Refuses to Surrender

President Gbagbo’s Game of Chicken

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