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World Service,07 May 1999,28 mins

Change On The Ivory Coast

Everywoman

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The Ivory Coast government has passed laws to improve women's rights, including banning FGM and forced marriage. What will be the likely effects of this legislation? Also on the programme: A woman who adopts gorillas talks about her fight to save the species; and ex-jockey Kelly Marks shares the secrets of 'horse whispering.' The diary comes from Jamaican dub poet Jean Binta Breeze.

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