What's behind Nigeria's neonatal jaundice problem? Focus On Africa Podcast
The M23 rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have captured the key town of Masisi in the in the mineral-rich North Kivu province, in renewed, intense fighting. Why has there been an upsurge in the the violence and why is seizing control of Masisi so significant?
Also in the podcast, why does Nigeria have the highest rates of neonatal jaundice?
And we hear from two farmers in Sierra Leone who are both amputees about a project, called Farming on Crutches, aimed at helping people with missing limbs find a new way to make a living.
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