ECOWAS Leaders Appoint Togo President Gnassingbe To Head Region’s Ebola Response

Reuters: West African leaders name Togo’s president to lead Ebola response
“West African leaders on Thursday appointed Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe to supervise the region’s efforts to contain the deadly Ebola epidemic, which has killed nearly 5,000 people, mostly in the region. The [Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)] leaders who gathered in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, called for accelerated efforts to make vaccines available against the disease, which has infected some 13,567 people in eight countries…” (Kpodo, 11/6).

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