Last updated: 9 september, 2009 - 16:20 GMT

Dozens missing off Sierra Leonian coast

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A boat with more than 150 people on board is reported to have capsized last nigt off the coast of Sierra Leone.

Rescue operations are ongoing with over forty bodies having been found.

The BBC's Lansana Fofana in Freetown joined Focus on Africa on the line with the latest details.

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