African countries join forces to prevent Ebola spreading

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  This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Charlotte Gallagher and in the early hours of Monday,

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  the 25th of May, these are our main stories.

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  The Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan

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  adopt a joint plan to counter the spread of Ebola across the region.

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  African countries are working together to try and stop

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  the current Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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  from turning into a wider continental crisis.

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  There have now been more than 200 deaths and 900 suspected cases

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  as the disease spreads through conflict-hit regions with weak health systems.

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  Our correspondent Thomas Nardi told me more.

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  In Kampala, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo,

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  Uganda itself and then South Sudan decided to adapt a joint plan,

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