The Art of Inauguration Speeches

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As the world catches inauguration fever, the poet Nii Ayikwei Parkes discusses the recent scandal of the new President of Ghana plagiarising parts of his inauguration speech from Bill Clinton and George W Bush. Gambia has reached political crisis point with defeated leader Yahya Jammeh refusing to leave office. The rap activist Killa Ace discusses the situation in his home country from exile in Senegal and reflects on how music can bring about change. Poland saw mass protests in October when a new harsh anti-abortion law was proposed. Novelist and poet Wioletta Greg discusses how the conservative Law and Justice party is also impacting the arts. What might you find a museum 15 metres down under the sea? We hear about a new museum off the coast of Lanzarote which aims to highlight the environmental and political concerns of our time. With Tina Daheley. (Photo: Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo Credit: CRISTINA ALDEHUELA/AFP/Getty Images