At least five die in Chad protests - a podcast by BBC World Service

Protests have erupted in Chad demanding the dissolution of the Transitional Military Council headed by the new leader General Mahamat Idriss Déby. At least five people were killed as demonstrators clashed with security forces.

Plus we hear about the plight of Africans based in India, who are also feeling the effects of the country's catastrophic second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

And author Hafsa Zayyan on her debut novel We are all birds of Uganda, that explores identity, race and relationships in present day Uganda and its recent past.

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