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It鈥檚 been three years since Myanmar鈥檚 military coup when the army took control of the country, a decade after agreeing to hand power to a civilian government. A civil war broke out after the after the military used lethal force to put down mass protests in the weeks after the coup.

Before all this, Myanmar鈥檚 army was accused of committing a genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority. Thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh to escape persecution and violence. Thousands more died trying to flee.

Soe Win Than, editor of the 大象传媒 Burmese Service, walks us through what thinks are like now in Myanmar and how it鈥檚 impacted young people鈥檚 plans for the future.

(13:46) Also in this episode - Faith Oshoko, a reporter for 大象传媒 Pidgin tells us what it means for the Grammy Awards to finally recognise African musicians in its new category - Best African Music Performance.

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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producers: Emily Horler, Adam Chowdhury and Benita Barden
Editors: Verity Wilde and Simon Peeks