A special Christmas in Sierra Leone

Christmas in Sierra Leone is set to be particularly special this year after celebrations were banned in 2015 due to the Ebola epidemic. The country has been Ebola free for the past two months, and Christmas celebrations have begun in earnest. And as our correspondent in Freetown Mohamed Massaquoi reports, Christmas unites people even in a majority-Muslim country.

A deserted street in Freetown after the outbreak of Ebola in Sierra Leone. This year's Christmas will be special after the country became Ebola free two months ago. REUTERS/Umaru Fofana

Christmas in Sierra Leone is set to be particularly special this year after celebrations were banned in 2015 due to the Ebola epidemic.

The country has been Ebola free for the past two months, and Christmas celebrations have begun in earnest.

And as our correspondent in Freetown Mohamed Massaquoi reports, Christmas unites people even in a majority-Muslim country.