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Senegal: Tensions high ahead of presidential vote

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Senegal gears up for a presidential election this Sunday, but the West African country is braced for more trouble after weeks of unrest. Next, we take an exclusive look at how Kenya’s army is trying to tackle al Shabab fighters in Somalia. Finally, we see how an organisation in Paris is trying to hold on to Africa’s thousands of different minority languages.

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