Sierra Leone has
officially been declared free of Ebola by the World Health Organization (WHO). Thousands of people took
to the streets of the capital, Freetown, at the stroke of midnight - marking 42
days without a single declared case of the disease.
There
were further cheers when the WHO local representative made the official
announcement later on Saturday.
The
outbreak killed almost 4,000 people in Sierra Leone over the past 18 months.
Many
gathered around a giant cotton tree in the centre of the city. Some lit candles
in memory of the victims, while others danced with joy.
