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World Service,05 Feb 1993,25 mins

Hundreds Killed in Zaire

This Week and Africa

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New President Mobutu banknotes spark violent outbursts in Zaire. Hundreds have been killed in riots that rocked the capital Kinshasa. Also on the programme, a revolution in southern Chad and Kenya tells Somali refugees they have to leave.

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