KEY POINTS
The election campaign for the Liberian senate will begin on 29 November, despite the continuing spread of Ebla Virus Disease (EVD).
264 UN vehicles have been transported to the three most affected countries, for use by UNMEER and implementing partners.
A total of 14,413 confirmed, probable, and suspected cases of EVD have been reported in 8 countries. There have been 5,177 reported deaths.
Key Political and Economic Developments
The chairman of the Liberian National Elections Commission (NEC) has announced that official campaign activities for the Special Senatorial Elections will begin on Thursday November 20, despite the EVD outbreak. The NEC urged candidates and their supporters to observe all public health regulations instituted by the government to prevent the spread of EVD during the campaign.
India has quarantined a man who was cured of EVD in Liberia but continued to show traces of the virus in samples of his semen after arriving in the country. The Indian man carried with him documents from Liberia that stated he had been cured. He will be kept in quarantine until the virus is no longer present in his body, the Indian health ministry said.
Sierra Leone's president has suspended his uncle from a prestigious position as a tribal chief for flouting laws designed to contain EVD. The uncle, head of the northern village of Yeli Sanda, is accused of covering up secret burials of victims who should have been reported to the authorities.
Human Rights
4 Guinea’s Ministry of Justice said its investigation into the September killings of EVD health workers and a journalist in a southeastern village is moving swiftly, with a trial expected by year's end. The team of health workers and a journalist were attacked in Wome as they traveled through the southeast to raise awareness about the virus. Justice Minister Cheick Sakho said that authorities are working swiftly on the legal case against those responsible for the murders. Sakho said 81 people have been indicted so far, and 39 are in custody. Police have 40 more arrest warrants to execute.
