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Feb 2024
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South Africa's youth struggling to find ...

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South Africa's finance minister Enoch Godongwana, acknowledged that the country's economy is facing 'a tipping point'. There's massive youth unemployment in South Africa and this recent forecast won't be favourable to young people. We hear reaction and look at possible solutions.

Also, Somalia signs a military and economic deal with Turkey. What's the deal and why has it angered Somaliland?

And Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso want to form their own economic bloc, away from Ecowas. Can it work?

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