How many African nations have direct air links to America?

Reaction to the attempted bombing of a U. S. airliner on Christmas Day has been mixed among the six African nations with direct air links to the United States. Ghana has announced it will install full-body scanners at Accra’s international airport by next month. Nigeria has also announced it will install the scanners at Lagos international airport. They can detect non-metallic materials hidden on the human body. But some rights groups consider the scanners an invasion of privacy, because they show private physical characteristics in detail.

Tens of thousands of people have fled the conflict in northern Yemen over the past five months, and they continue to leave in large numbers. The spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross, Dorothea Krimitsas, says the freezing temperatures are making the already dire situation of people fleeing their home even worse, " harsh weather conditions and winter conditions in northern Yemen are affecting the populations there, especially those fleeing who have absolutely no shelter and nothing and, sometimes no clothes.