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Tunisia's former president dies in exile

Former President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has died in exile in Saudi Arabia aged 83.

Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali led Tunisia for 23 years before stepping down amid mass street protests.

Plus, Kenya is stepping up research and production of snakebite anti-venom.

And we hear a flavour of modern highlife music from Ghana.

(Image: Former Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. Credit: Reuters)

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Thu 19 Sep 201919:06GMT

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

Thu 19 Sep 201919:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

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