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World Service,11 Mar 2020,53 mins

Covid-19's growing impact on Africa

Newsday

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As the spread of coronavirus continues to rise across the world - Africa too is now feeling the impact - more than 10 countries have reported cases - with the Democratic Republic of Congo being the latest to declare an infection. In the US - Joe Biden edges out in front with the Democrat race to select a contender to face-off against Donald Trump in elections later this year - but can Bernie Sanders pull back in the remaining primaries? And the blind Ethiopian lawyer campaigning for the 90% of disabled children who don't go to school, to be given access to education.

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