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Voting underway in tightly contested Nigerian election

Nigerians are voting for a new president and legislators.

Voters in Africa's most populous nation Nigeria are choosing a new president in what is the country's the most unpredictable election in years.

Also in the programme: We speak to a Ukrainian refugee in Britain who has decided to go back to Kyiv with her family despite the war.

And Senegalese musician Baaba Maal releases a new album and talks about how climate change is affecting his native fishing community.

Julian Worricker is joined by two guests to discuss the news and issues of the day. Laleh Khalili is Professor of International Politics at Queen Mary University of London and Andrea Sella is Professor of inorganic chemistry at University College London.

(Picture: Electoral officials wait to collect election materials outside a distribution station at Karewa Primary school in Yola, Nigeria February 25, 2023.Credit: REUTERS/Esa Alexander)

23 minutes

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  • Sat 25 Feb 202308:06GMT