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World Service,10 Dec 2025,22 mins

Tanzania crackdown on planned protests

Focus on Africa

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In Tanzania, Independence Day protests stall following stern government warnings but questions over the country's human rights record remain. And also, tragedy in an attempt to strike gold. We hear how unregulated and risky gold mines are cutting short the lives of school-going teenagers in Sierra Leone. Presenter : Nkechi Ogbonna Producers: Bella Twine, Keikantse Shumba, Ayuba Iliya and Daniel Dadzie Technical Producer: Davis Mwasaru Senior Producer: Charles Gitonga Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla

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