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Ethiopia: Sex work ban planned for Addis Ababa
The proposed law will also affect beggars to promote proper accommodation off the streets
Authorities in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, tighten laws against prostitution and begging on the street.
And there are serious concerns over the health of the leader of Nigeria's Shia Muslims, who's in India for treatment. We hear from his daughter.
Plus, how a week-long power cut in parts of Cameroon's capital has been affecting daily life for the city's residents.
(Photo: A young Ethiopian woman peers out of a tin shack in the red light district of Addis Ababa's Merkato area, Ethiopia. Credit:MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images )
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