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Does Somalia still need a UN mission?

Somalia's government has requested the termination of a U.N. political mission that has advised it on peace-building, security reforms and democracy for over a 10 years.

The Somali government has asked the U.N. Security Council to end the U.N. political mission in Somalia that has been helping the war-ravaged country since 2013. Can Somalia afford to go it alone?

Why is Nigeria's Senate calling for the death penalty for drug trafficking?

And concern that African penguins are facing gradual extinction.

Presenter : Audrey Brown
Producers: Charles Gitonga, Richard Kagoe, Rob Wilson and Paul Bakibinga
Technical Producer: Craig Kingham
Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard

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