UN official for fighting Ebola in Guinea found dead in his hotel room

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Tuesday 18 Nov 2014 - 08:11 Makkah mean time-25-1-1436 Kigali (IINA) – UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Ebola Emergency Response has been found dead in his hotel room in the Guinean capital, Conakry, a Rwandan official said late Monday in Kigali. Kanyankore Marcel Rudasingwa, a Rwandan, who had recently been appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to coordinate anti-Ebola efforts in Guinea, was found dead in his hotel room in Conakry. "We are very sad to hear the death of a Rwandan national who was confirmed dead in his hotel room while on a UN duty mission to fight Ebola in Guinea," said Nathan Mugume, head of communications at Rwanda Biomedical Centre. He said the circumstances of Rudasingwa's death remained unknown. Rudasingwa is the second international personality who died mysteriously in Guinea. Graseciliano Jazbatolo, the head of the Cuban medical delegation, also died in similar circumstances. Before his appointment, Rudasingwa had worked for nearly 20 years on different positions within the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), where he held various managerial and leadership positions in Kenya, Mali, Guinea and Denmark. AB/IINA