Ebola now threatens relations between African countrues as illustrated below.

The government of Kenya has expressed profound apologies and regrets for denying several Liberian students entry into the country to continue their academic studies. Kenya's expression of commiseration of the action stemmed from Foreign Minister Augustine Ngafuan's expression of concern about the denial of entry into Kenya of Liberian students admitted by Kenyan universities.

But Kenyan Foreign Minister Ambassador Amina C. Mohamed attributed it to coordination challenges and assured her Liberian counterpart that the Liberian students who are presently stranded in Accra would be allowed immediate entry into Kenya so as to begin their academic sojourns without further delay.

According to her, Kenya has not imposed any travel ban on individuals from Ebola affected countries and hailed the long standing bilateral relationship between Kenya and Liberia and expressed the hope for even closer relations in the future.

On the suspension of Kenyan Airways Flights to Liberia and other Ebola affected nations, Foreign Minister Mohamed said the situation was being critically reviewed and was hopeful that a decision for the resumption of flights to the Mano River basin would be made soon. "We resisted, from March to July, every attempt and pressure to suspend flights, but we came under immense pressure in August from a host of external and internal actors", a foreign ministry statement quoted her as asserting.

According to her, Kenya is committed to African solidarity and will do nothing to stop the movement of Africans across the continent.

At the same time, Minister Mohamed has disclosed that Kenya will donate to aid Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea to fight against the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).

She made disclosure during a meeting with Liberia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Augustine Ngafuan on the margins of the Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss the Ebola Outbreak in Africa.

Foreign Minister Ngafuan on behalf of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Government and people of Liberia commended President Kenyatta and the Government and people of Kenya for Kenya's decision to commit both financial and human resources to assist Liberia in its fight against Ebola.

"These gestures are concrete demonstrations of African solidarity and attest to the strong bond of friendship that has existed and continues to exist between our two countries", Minister Ngafuan enthusiastically remarked.

Minister Ngafuan thanked the Kenyan government for the decision to grant immediate entry to the stranded Liberian students, and also welcomed news that the suspension of Kenyan Airways flights to Liberia is currently under review and hoped that a positive decision leading to resumption of flights would be made shortly.

"We understand that it was a difficult decision for Kenya Airways to suspend flights. Kenya Airways has distinguished itself as a reliable and excellent African airline; Liberians are therefore anxiously looking forward to flights of the airline to Monrovia as there presently exist no flights connecting Monrovia to Accra, which is a major hub in West Africa," Minister Ngafuan said.

The two states have expressed optimism to work together. Ebola continues to necessitate review and re-review of government policies all over Africa in an effort to contain the disease.

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