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Activist calls Senegal trash problem 'ecological bomb'
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Opposition demonstration banned by authorities in Kinshasa suppressed by police
An opposition demonstration, banned by the authorities, is quickly supressed by the police in Kinshasa who proceed to arrest people. Local leader of the opposition party Martin Fayulu also becomes embroiled with the police during the demonstration.
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Guinean musician Ba Cissoko on taking African tradition to the future
In some African communities, men have the obligation to honour their families, their tradition by carrying on the legacy that is being passed on from father to son. Cry Like a Boy speaks to artist Ba Cissoko about his music, playing the traditional instrument the kora.