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Tributes paid to Diego Maradona
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The world of football is paying tribute to Diego Maradona. Considered one of the game’s greatest ever players Maradona was captain when Argentina won the 1986 World Cup. He suffered a heart attack at his Buenos Aires home, and died at the age of 60.
Plus, Focus speaks to Ethiopia's Minister for Democratisation Zadig Abraha, after prime minister Abiy Ahmed rejected efforts by foreign powers to bring an end to fighting in Tigray.
And how Uganda managed to bring its coffee industry back from the brink.
(Photo: Diego Maradona in action against Cameroon at Italia 90; Credit: Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)
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Wed 25 Nov 202019:06GMT
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