West African Nations Affected By Ebola Addressing Outbreak-Related Corruption, Fraud Charges

USA TODAY: There’s a new Ebola epidemic facing African nations: This one involves corruption
“Barely two years after West African nations defeated a deadly Ebola scourge, they are confronting a new epidemic: corruption. … In an internal audit, the Switzerland-based Red Cross said it discovered inflated purchase orders, payments to non-existent workers, and padded expense accounts…” (Kamara, 12/19).

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