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Feb 2023
34m 33s

Nigeria’s naira crisis overshadows presi...

Bbc World Service
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Nearly 100 million Nigerians are preparing to go to the polls for Saturday's presidential election but it is the economic woes and the lack of currency, rather than the presidential hopefuls, that are taking centre stage. Comoros will assume the chairmanship of the African Union for 2023, in what is being hailed as a significant moment for the island natio ... Show More
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