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World Service,22 Mar 2019,53 mins

Rescuers battle to get supplies to cyclone survivors

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Aid workers are racing against time to get emergency supplies to hundreds of thousands of people affected by Cyclone Idai, which hit southern Africa a week ago. The Chinese government has started funding the introduction of Mandarin lessons in 30 secondary schools in Uganda. Beserat Debebe talks to us about creating 'Ethiopia's first female comic book superhero'.

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