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Nov 2024
26m 49s

Sierra Leone’s loitering laws declared d...

Bbc World Service
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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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