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Ola Onabulé explores society’s power imbalance through jazz
The celebrated British-Nigerian jazz artist discusses his latest album called "Pointless"
The issue of the powerful and the powerless is the theme of the latest album by internationally acclaimed jazz singer and songwriter, Ola Onabulé.
Plus, a court in Kaduna has allowed Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, permission to travel abroad for medical treatment.
And in Liberia, a former drug addict tells us how he turned his life around, but shares concerns of challenges in trying to stop narcotics entering African communities.
(Photo: Ola Onabulé in the Focus on Africa studio in August 2019. Credit: BBC)
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Mon 5 Aug 201919:06GMT
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