3 African leaders cancel trip to U.S. over Ebola outbreak; Obama still plans summit

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Thu, 2014-07-31 20:46 — Elhadj Drame

The U.S. issued a travel warning Thursday for three African countries hit by an outbreak of deadly Ebola, but the White House said President Obama will go forward with a summit in Washington next week featuring African leaders.

The State Department issued the travel warning for Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, the three countries hit hardest by the worst Ebola outbreak in history.

But White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Mr. Obama has no plans “at this point” to alter or cancel the summit schedule, set for Monday through Wednesday. The White House is billing the conference as the largest gathering of African leaders ever in Washington, including some representatives from the nations where the contagion is spreading.

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