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A new Ebola treatment cures over 90% of infections
Top Ebola researchers say the new cure is effective when symptoms are treated early
After researching the Ebola virus for over fifty years, Dr Jean Jacque Muyembe and his team have announced a new cure that has proved effective in curing 90% of Ebola patients when symptoms are reported early.
The police in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa have intensified a series of anti-narcotics operations.
Former First Lady of Somaliland, Edna Adan Ismail, presents her new book "A Woman of Firsts - The midwife who built a hospital and changed the world", and speaks out against FGM.
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