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Kenya retires old banknote to help stem corruption

Kenyans were given four months to exchange old 1,000 shilling notes for the new currency at the banks.

The old 1,000 shilling note is being withdrawn to crack down on embezzlement and tackle counterfeits.

Plus police in Nigeria say they have rescued 19 pregnant women and girls from what they describe as 'baby factories' in Lagos.

And how a former Nigerian female footballer had to deal with being intersex and is now living as a man.

(Image: Kenya's old 1,000 shilling notes. Credit: Getty Images)

53 minutes

Last on

Mon 30 Sep 201917:06GMT

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  • Mon 30 Sep 201917:06GMT

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