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Senegalese Expats Gain Right to Run for Parliament

Senegal's opposition says moves to put expats in office, "absurd".

Across French-speaking West Africa, expatriates are often given a say on national politics through the foreign ministry, but rarely through direct parliamentary representation. We'll find out why the change in Senegal.

We'll take a look at antibiotic resistance in India.

And we'll hear from the Ethiopian Olympic runner who hasn’t returned home since showing his solidarity with the Oromo people at the Rio Games.

50 minutes

Last on

Wed 4 Jan 201705:06GMT

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  • Wed 4 Jan 201705:06GMT