Children return to school in Sierra Leone post Ebola outbreak

Sierra Leone's 1.8 million children have begun returning to school, more than eight months after classes were shut to stop the spread of Ebola.

Classrooms have been empty since the government announced a state of emergency in July last year.

Pupils will also be asked to attend classes on Saturdays to "make up for lost time".

The disease has killed more than 10-thousand people in west Africa.