
Ukraine: Why did Eritrea vote against UN resolution?
Eritrea was one of only five countries to vote against a UN resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Eritrea was one of only five countries in the world to vote against a UN resolution deploring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and supporting sanctions. We hear from an analyst on what might lie behind that decision.
Plus, Kenya's deputy president says it is up to the people of Kenya to make up their own minds on the fallout between him and President Uhuru Kenyatta.
And multi award-winning musician David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, on what it takes to stay at the top of his profession for more than a decade.
Photo: A destroyed building in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-biggest city, after being hit in a Russian air strike. Credit: Getty Images.
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