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Why did Ecowas leave Guinea Bissau?

Ecowas withdraws from Guinea Bissau; Is TikTok doing enough to stop the exploitation of girls?; And a South African football legend is the new head coach of Kenya's national team.

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has withdrawn its mediation team from Guinea Bissau. Its mission was to help reach a political consensus on the elections, which were postponed by President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. So will voting, pushed back to later this year, still go ahead?

A 大象传媒 investigation finds that young women in Kenya are being lured into sexual exploitation on TikTok. Is the social media platform doing enough to keep users safe?

And former South African football star, Benni McCarthy, is Kenya's new head coach. Is the appointment of Africans to lead African teams now an established trend?

Presenter: Audrey Brown
Technical Producer: Gabriel O'Regan
Producers: Sunita Nahar, Bella Hassan and Nyasha Michelle in London. Blessing Aderogba in Lagos
Senior Journalist: Patricia Whitehorne
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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