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10 Aug 2022
Kenyans are just hours away from heading to the polls for a general election. They will choose governors, MPs and a new president, marking the end of Uhuru Kenyatta's nine years in office. Also, as grain exports from Ukraine slowly resume, we take a closer look at fertiliser, another product from the region that Africa depends on. Finally, Chad's military government and more than 40 opposition groups sign a deal to launch national peace talks later this month.
30 Jul 2021
Protesters call for Tokyo Olympics cancellation amid COVID-19 spike
26 Jun 2021
Around a hundred protesters gather in front of Tokyo city government buildings to show their opposition to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, exactly one month before the event is due to begin.
21 Jan 2021
When the Tokyo Olympics were postponed last year, officials promised they would open in 2021 as proof of mankind's triumph over the coronavirus. But six months before the rescheduled start, victory over the virus remains distant, and fears are growing rapidly that the Games may not take place at all.

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