West Africa: Firms oppose US travel ban

SOME OF the biggest companies doing business in west Africa oppose a ban on travel to the US from the countries hit hardest by Ebola, which is something a growing list of US legislators want. “The restrictions are potentially damaging to the aid effort and destructive for the economies of these countries,” said ArcelorMittal spokeswoman Ewa Gebala. “We should be isolating Ebola, not these nations.” The company, which mines ore in Liberia and has had an expansion project disrupted as contractors cannot get personnel to the nation, met other companies in the capital of Monrovia on Friday to discuss providing logistical help to fight the deadly virus. – Bloomberg