Landslide kills several in Uganda

Landslide kills several in Uganda

Author: BBC World Service September 7, 2022 Duration: 21:11

A landslide after heavy rains claims at least fifteen lives in Uganda.

Also, the latest on a grain shipment from Ukraine to the Horn of Africa. Will it reach the people who need it most?

And Cameroonian parents brave the dangers of a vicious civil conflict to send their children back to school after a six-year gap.

Those stories and more in this podcast.


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