Guinea's military junta leader, Colonel Doumbouya holds meetings with religious and political groups ahead of announcing a transitional government.Plus an accountability group warns that the internet and phone blackout In Nigeria’s Zamfara state aimed at thwarting the activities of bandits, is also harming families and businesses.And DJ Edu catches up with popular Angolan singer Anna Joyce who has just released a new album in several years.
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Folge vom 13.09.2021Guinea: Civic society in talks with military junta
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Folge vom 07.09.2021Guinea coup: opposition welcomes ousting of CondéCol Mamady Doumbouya, who led the coup which ousted Guinea's President Alpha Condé, has begun to consolidate the takeover with the installation of army officers at the top of the country's eight regions and various administrative districts.Plus two Ugandan MPs are charged with murder and attempted murder in connection with the mysterious killings in Masaka in the Central Region.And DJ Rita Ray gives us her latest top picks of the hottest sounds across Africa, and this month it is all about the beats.
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Folge vom 01.09.2021Zambian President Hichilema inherits 'empty treasury'Zambia's new president has told the BBC that he has inherited an "empty" treasury, while "horrifying" amounts of money had been stolen.Nurses in The Gambia have started a three-day nationwide strike over non-payment of allowances approved in May.
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Folge vom 27.08.2021Nigeria: Gunmen free kidnapped schoolchildrenGunmen in Nigeria have freed a number of pupils who were kidnapped from an Islamic school in May, according to their head teacher. Why are women's and girl's reproductive rights under siege despite Kenya's new Constitution? We hear from an initiative in Somalia that could bring peace in the country through poetry.