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Ethiopia To Release Over 500 Prisoners
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
Hundreds of prisoners pardoned in Ethiopia including a prominent opposition activist, we hear from his family; Is the Gambian government dragging its feet when it come to dealing with the injustices and atrocities of the Yahya Jammeh era?; Listen to Okavango African Orchestra bringing together the traditional music and instruments of several major African cultures that historically have had little or no interaction.
(Photo: Opposition leader Andy Tsege has not seen his wife or three children since his arrest in 2014. Credit: YEMI HAILEMARIAM)
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Sat 26 May 201818:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
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Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.


