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The aftermath of the Beirut blast

The city has a large population of African domestic workers.

A huge explosion in Beirut the capital of Lebanon which has claimed the lives of least 100 people. We speak to Tsigreda Birhanu, a domestic worker and activist in Lebanon.

As concerns over food security as Covid19 and climate change are converging, we speak to a Sierra Leonean civil servant planting food to help feed the nation.

(Photo: Destroyed buildings visible in Beirut, Lebanon. Credit: Getty Images)

23 minutes

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Wed 5 Aug 202015:06GMT

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  • Wed 5 Aug 202015:06GMT

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