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Sep 2021
23m 41s

Zambian President Hichilema inherits 'em...

Bbc World Service
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Zambia's new president has told the BBC that he has inherited an "empty" treasury, while "horrifying" amounts of money had been stolen.

Nurses in The Gambia have started a three-day nationwide strike over non-payment of allowances approved in May.

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