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Ethiopia Begins Releasing High Profile Political Prisoners

Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

Ethiopia begins releasing high profile political prisoners, including a prominent opposition leader, Merera Gudina, who had been in jail for more than a year.

A woman in Guinea is arrested for tricking others into believing they're pregnant.

And we hear from Bella and Ycee - a new generation of Nigerian musicians and the new challenges they face in the music industry.

(Photo: A man holds up his hands in a sign that's become popular among Ethiopian opposition Oromo activists. Credit: Stringer/AFP/Getty Images)

23 minutes

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Wed 17 Jan 201815:06GMT

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  • Wed 17 Jan 201815:06GMT

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