Ethiopia postpones elections for second time - a podcast by BBC World Service

Ethiopia has postponed its national election that was due on 5 June, having already been delayed from August 2020. The electoral body said it did not foresee the latest delay being more than three weeks.

Plus many sectors across Mali are brought to a stand-still after members of the National Union of Workers including teachers, health workers, miners and others heed the call to strike.

And we hear from the Lagos-based chess player who is using the board game to inspire and improve the lives of children living in poor communities.

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