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South Africa's Tough Road Out Of Junk Status

South African Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba in crunch talks to rescue the rand.

The rand loses ground, bonds and banking shares have fallen; Widespread worry in Ghana over increase in suicide cases; Young people in Uganda trying to win big placing bets on football.

(Photo: Newly appointed South African Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba talking to the media after a meeting with the former Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan at the National Treasury. Credit: Gianluigi Guercia / AFP / Getty Images)

51 minutes

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Tue 4 Apr 201717:06GMT

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