What's it like to embark on Africa’s deadliest migration route I Focus on Africa Podcast
Why would a migrant embark on a journey on Africa's deadliest migration route?
A French-Cameroonian writer on trial in Paris for contesting the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
And how excess salt in soil is affecting farming communities in Africa.
00:00 Intro
01:22 What's it like to embark on Africa’s deadliest migration route (Africa Eye).
11:02 Who is Charles Onana and why is he so controversial?
21:09 How Ghanaian farmers are coping with land which is not growing their crops?
Three essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the big topics and news from Africa, the people behind them, plus an African perspective on global stories. Hosted by Audrey Brown. Five days a week, ready by late afternoon, Monday to Friday.
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