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World Service,19 Sep 1989,24 mins

Coup in Burkina Faso

Network Africa

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There has been an attempted coup in Burkina Faso. The coup appears to have been foiled and comes less than two years after the ousting of Thomas Sankara. Also, South Africa's first women minister and male domination in Zimbabwe - are more men bullying their wives?

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