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Youssou NDour: Senegal's singing presidential candidate

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Singer Youssou NDour is setting his sights on becoming the next president of Senegal. Meanwhile, Inna Modja from Mali is not only a new pop sensation; she's also fighting against female genital mutilation. We also get the back story on Nigeria's Boko Haram, the Islamist militants terrorising Christians from the North.

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