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Caine Prize 2020: Nigerian writer Jowhor Ile
"Fishermen's Stew" by Jowhor Ile is one of the shortlisted stories.
Ahead of the announcement of the 2020 Caine Prize for African Writing winner, we've been hearing excerpts from the five nominated stories.
A trial of the former president of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, has started in the capital Khartoum. He is facing charges over the military coup that brought him to power in 1989.
We hear from a Nigerian couple who decided to organise an online wedding instead of a physical one because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
(Photo: Jowhor Ile. Credit: Jowhor Ile)
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