According to him, the 2026 AFNIS comes at a crucial moment in Africa’s history.
Nigeria’s 283 inmates constitute 30.8 per cent of the 914 Africans serving various jail terms in U.S. federal prisons, far away from their continent.
The move followed the outbreak of the disease in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
She said Uganda is also setting up 50-bed treatment units this week to support Ebola response efforts in eastern DRC, the epicentre of the current outbreak.
Abuja is missing from the Donald Trump administration’s shortlist of 20 African cities where foreigners seeking to travel to the United States can process visa applications.
Health experts have advised that all candidate treatments and vaccines for Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus should be used exclusively within clinical trials.
The DDC also mandated that travellers coming from both territories should be allowed to enter Thailand only via Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Mr Ghebreyesus said. “People weakened by hunger are far more vulnerable to infections.”
The 90-day measure would take effect on Wednesday (today), the government said in a statement on Tuesday by immigration minister Lena Metlege Diab.
The International Civil Aviation Organisation has urged governments and airlines to closely follow guidelines put in place after the COVID-19 pandemic.
