Saturday 13 September 2014

Rampant Ebola fear takes toll on Africa tourism

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014 file photo a kite surfer surfs against the backdrop of Table Mountain in Cape Town South Africa, the top city destination in the country. Tour operators across Africa say they face difficulties as the Ebola outbreak, which has killed more than 2,200 people in four countries, continues to defy international efforts to control it. Tourism, a major source of revenue for many African countries, especially Kenya and South Africa, is increasingly being hurt as some potential visitors hesitate over visiting the continent which is home to the disease. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam, File) KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ebola is thousands of miles away from Kenya's pristine Indian Ocean beaches, but the deadly disease appears to be discouraging tourism there and elsewhere in this vast continent.




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