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World Service,22 Nov 2019,53 mins

Sudanese need ‘patience’ in wait for change

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A civilian member of Sudan's governing council has urged people to be patient in their wait for change, after the overthrow of the former president, Omar Bashir. Aisha Musa, a teacher and activist appointed to the eleven member Sovereign Council - told the BBC the civilian and military members of the body were all working hard together to bring peace. The Democratic Republic of Congo is experiencing the world's largest and fastest-moving epidemic, according to the World Health Organisation. New figures show measles has killed nearly 5,000 people in the DRC and spread to every part of the country. Ethiopia’s ruling coalition - the EPRDF - is undergoing a major transformation. It's approved the merger of three out of four of its ethnic-based parties to form a single one called the Prosperity Party.

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