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Nov 2024
26m 49s

Sierra Leone’s loitering laws declared d...

Bbc World Service
About this episode

The ECOWAS Court recently declared Sierra Leone’s loitering laws discriminatory and ordered their amendment or repeal

A BBC investigation sees evidence that devastating flood water in South Sudan is spreading pollution from the oil industry.

And why is there a dispute over uranium production in Niger ?

Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Patricia Whitehorne,  Bella Hassan, Joseph Keen and Paul Bakibinga. Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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