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Tanzania crackdown on planned protests

Tanzania’s streets remained deserted on the day young demonstrators had vowed to protest, and the experiences of teenagers who turn to dangerous artisanal mining in Sierra Leone.

In Tanzania, Independence Day protests stall following stern government warnings but questions over the country's human rights record remain.

And also, tragedy in an attempt to strike gold. We hear how unregulated and risky gold mines are cutting short the lives of school-going teenagers in Sierra Leone.

Presenter : Nkechi Ogbonna
Producers: Bella Twine, Keikantse Shumba, Ayuba Iliya and Daniel Dadzie
Technical Producer: Davis Mwasaru
Senior Producer: Charles Gitonga
Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla

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