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Oct 2023
23m 20s

Sierra Leone opposition ends parliament ...

Bbc World Service
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Sierra Leone’s APC opposition party has ended its boycott of parliament. The action had begun after June's presidential election, which the party decried as fraudulent. The All People’s Congress has now agreed to take up its seats in parliament.

We hear from a Nigerian pilgrim who escaped from Israel after the conflict there flared up earlier this month.

Plus Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Mr Eazi talks to us about his latest collaborative offer.

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