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.

President Obama says the United States will fully back Haiti’ s rescue and recovery efforts, now and in the future. Earlier Friday, Mr. Obama talked with Haitian President Rene Preval, after several days of efforts to reach his counterpart on the telephone. Mr. Preval lost his home when the presidential palace and government ministries collapsed in the quake.