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50,000 civilians to help Burkina Faso fight Islamist militants

Burkina Faso embarks on a massive recruitment of civilians in the fight against Islamist militants.

Burkina Faso recruits 50,000 civiliansΒ  to help take on Islamist militants.

Also, illicit fishing on Africa's Atlantic coastline robs the continent of revenue and a vital source of protein - a report exposes those behind it

And the breakaway Somaliland's chance discovery of black gold - Oil

All these stories and more in this podcast presented by Hassan Arouni.

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