Signaling its humanitarian policy, the administration of the United States expanded its immigration ban to include East African countries: (1) [Sudan], (2) Tanzania, and (3) [Eritrea], as well as (4) Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation located in West Africa. Over a quarter billion African people are affected by the new version of the ban.

The initial ban, of 2017, was put into effect to restrict the spread of "radical Islamic terrorists", but now targets those affected by humanitarian crisis, while attempting to break Africa's strongest economy.

Mass swarms of desert locusts, in the billions, have over taken eastern Africa and southwest Asia --- livelihoods and foods supplies are threatened. Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia have already experienced the destruction of tens of thousands of hectares of farmland. Other countries at risk are [South Sudan], Uganda, and [Eritrea]. Millions of Africans face potential starvation from famine.

The current ebola outbreak, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has been ongoing for over 1-1/2 years, since August 2018. The current outbreak has claimed over 2,000 lives. The 2014 - 2015 outbreak claimed 11,000 lives. In July 2019 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern".

As of October 2019, the virus is considered "significantly contained", even though the outbreak is ongoing, with cross-border population flow into the areas of Rwanda, South Sudan, Burundi and Uganda.

Ebola is a virus that causes problems with how your blood clots. The clotting problems lead to internal bleeding, as blood leaks from small blood vessels in your body. It is spread by animal or insect bites or stings, blood products (including unclean needles), saliva (kissing or shared drinks), or by touching a contaminated surface (blanket or doorknob).