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Controversial election list revealed in Chad
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In Chad the contenders for next months presidential election have been confirmed, but why has opposition leader Saleh Kebzabo withdrawn from the race?
Deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility have been made in Kenya, Rwanda, Angola and Lesotho.
BBC journalist Girmay Gebru shares his experience of being detained in Tigray.
(Picture: Saleh Kebzabo (L) photographed in 2011. Credit: Getty Images)
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