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World Service,09 Oct 2004,26 mins

Wangari Maathai wins the Nobel Peace Prize

This Week and Africa

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The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Kenyan Wangari Maathai. The 64-year-old environmental and human rights campaigner is the first African woman to receive the prize. Also on the programme, Cameroon prepares for an election and Zambia's vice president is sacked.

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