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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released statistics saying 1.35 million people die every year in road accidents worldwide with 20 percent of those deaths on the African continent. People between 5 to 29 years are the most affected and this includes motorists, pedestrians and cyclists. Focus on Africa’s Esau Williams asked Benita Sako, the WHO Road safety expert at the organisation’s regional office for Africa, the exact cause of the deaths. Could it be bad driving? (Picture: Traffic in Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo - Photo Credit: WHO/Marta Villa Monge)