Of “guns, germs and steel”: reflections on the challenge of Ebola and Boko Haram
In recent weeks it has become quite clear that Nigeria has succeeded in stemming the advance of the Ebola virus. The virus, recognised as one of the deadliest in the world, was first reported in 1976. The recent outbreak started in Guinea, and soon spread to Liberia and Seirra Leone, where it has claimed the…