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Burkina Faso
A tour of the capital of Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou
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Burundi Civil War
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Burundi Refugees
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Mozambique Flood
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The Pollsmoor Prison Bird Project
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Kenya Peace Efforts
The conflict between two pastoralist groups in northern Kenya around the town of Isiolo
Radio Douentza, Mali
The solar-powered rural community radio station Radio Douentza, based in Mali
Radio Voice of the Handicapped
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Female Circumcision in Mali
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Fort Hare University
A tour and history of the South African university attended by Nelson Mandela
The River Niger
Exploration of the River Niger from Mopte to Timbuktu
Malawi's First TV Station
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South Africa and Mozambique
History of the meeting of cultures in South Africa and Mozambique
Trachoma in Africa
The infectious eye disease which affects 500 million people and causes blindness
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