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Cameroon President calls for national unity

President Biya calls for dialogue between English and French-speaking Cameroonians

In a rare televised address, Cameroon President Paul Biya has called for unity between English and French speaking Cameroonians.

President Salva Kiir and his political rival, former Vice President and rebel leader Riek Machar, have been meeting to try and find a way forward from five years of civil war that killed almost 400,000 people and displaced millions. Today, in a rare joint statement, they signalled that an agreement may be finally close.

We speak to one of the scientists who have managed to create two embryos of white rhino in a lab, in an effort to bring the endangered species back from the brink of extinction.

(Image: Cameroon's President Paul Biya waves as he arrives for the second day of the 4th EU-Africa summit on April 3, 2014 at the EU Headquarters in Brussels. Credit: THIERRY CHARLIER/AFP/Getty Images)

53 minutes

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Wed 11 Sep 201917:06GMT

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  • Wed 11 Sep 201917:06GMT

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