Niger school fire kills at least 20 children - a podcast by BBC World Service

An entire city in mourning in Niger, following the death of at least twenty children in a blaze that engulfed a school made of thatch and wood. Five thousand people from DRC cross in Uganda to flee militia infight near their homes. The aftermath of a fuel tank explosion is still felt three days later in Sierra Leone, as people are still crowding the local hospitals looking for their loved ones. And climate change affects us all for sure, but many of its effects impact women more than men; we find out why.

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