Ebola Outbreak Could Cost Africa Up to $3.6bn, UN Warns

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda could cost Africa as much as $3.6bn and lead to the loss of 328,000 jobs if it spreads further across the region, the UN has warned. The outbreak has infected 1,307 people and killed 377 in DR Congo since it was declared on 15 May, according to government figures cited by the UN Development Programme (UNDP). A smaller number of…