A new Ebola epidemic in Guinea 

The World

After being Ebola-free for five years, the West African nation of Guinea has declared a new Ebola epidemic. The government is moving quickly to contain the outbreak. The previous Ebola epidemic killed more than 11,000 people. The World’s Africa correspondent Halima Gikandi has the story.

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