The Heart of Darkness

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JJ Cornish joins the show to give us the latest African news that includes Patrice Lumumba’s ‘remains’ being returned to his family, human rights bodies urging the Commonwealth to hold Rwanda’s feet to the fire at their summit in Kigali, and Kenyan farmers wanting to resume the multi-million dollar daily export of the narcotic khat to Somalia and Somaliland.
21 Jun 2022 English South Africa Daily News · Society & Culture

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