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Nigerian Prisoners Get The Vote
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
The Nigerian authorities have announced that some prisoners will be allowed to vote in the next general election and say the move is aimed at deepening the country's democracy.
Plus we hear from one of Ghana's 12 plastic surgeons serving a population of nearly 30 million.
And a last minute legal challenge against Kenya's re-run presidential poll has failed as not enough Supreme Court judges turned up to hear a petition calling for a postponement.
(Image: A man waits to be taken to prison in Bauchi, northern Nigeria. Credit: Getty Images)
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Wed 25 Oct 2017
17:06GMT
麻豆社 World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
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Focus on Africa
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

