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DR Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak declared over

2,280 people died since the outbreak began in August 2018.

The worst-ever outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has officially been declared over, almost two years after it began.

There are increasing fears for food security in East Africa, with mounting evidence of a new wave of desert locusts. Anne Soy reports from Northern Kenya.

Plus we hear from Zimbabwean singer and songwriter Ammara Brown, she talks about how her personal story inspired her music.

(Photo: Health workers operate within an Ebola safety zone in the Health Center in Iyonda, near Mbandaka. Credit: Getty Images)

23 minutes

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Thu 25 Jun 202015:06GMT

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  • Thu 25 Jun 202015:06GMT

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