NPR: Francophone https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=359890327 Francophone en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sat, 09 May 2026 08:05:52 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Francophone https://www.npr.org/tags/359890327/francophone No Ebola, S'il Vous Plait, We're French: The Ivory Coast Mindset The country borders Liberia and Guinea, but so far Ebola hasn't arrived. Maybe it's because of the French heritage. When the authorities tell people what to do to keep the virus out, they listen. Wed, 29 Oct 2014 17:23:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2014/10/29/359878582/no-ebola-sil-vous-plait-were-french-the-ivory-coast-mindset https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2014/10/29/359878582/no-ebola-sil-vous-plait-were-french-the-ivory-coast-mindset

The country borders Liberia and Guinea, but so far Ebola hasn't arrived. Maybe it's because of the French heritage. When the authorities tell people what to do to keep the virus out, they listen.

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