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Two sisters become soldiers for different countries

The two sisters fled from rebels at the height of the war in Sierra Leone and are both military officers now.

Corporal Lucy Moiwo joined the British army a few years ago, and her younger sister, Matilda has just passed out as a lieutenant in the Sierra Leonean army.

Plus how the collapse of holiday company Thomas Cook will affect tourist-dependent economies like the Gambia.

(Image: Lt Matilda Matu Moiwo of the Republic of Sierra Leone Army [L] and her sister Corporal Lucy Moiwo who serves in the British Army [R]. Photo courtesy of the Moiwo family)

23 minutes

Last on

Mon 23 Sep 201919:06GMT

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  • Mon 23 Sep 201919:06GMT

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