Why are West Africa’s fish disappearing?
How is one of the most fertile ecosystems on earth being pushed to the brink? The BBC investigates illegal and unsustainable fishing off the west coast of Africa to find out.
The BBC investigates illegal and unsustainable fishing off the west coast of Africa.
And, we go to Sierra Leone to find out how one of the world's most fertile ecosystems is being pushed to the brink.
Plus, emergency mobile phone companies are providing essential help for those in dire need in Beira, days after Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique.
(Photo: A man shows a fish as fishermen from Sierra Leone pull a net from the water on a beach in Freetown. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
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