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Nigerian student still stuck in Kherson tells of his plight
Student Jerry Kenny has spent 15 days in an underground shelter in the Ukrainian city of Kherson.
A Nigerian student, who has spent three weeks along with others in an underground shelter in the Ukrainian city of Kherson, calls on embassies and the UN to help evacuate them as soon as possible.
Plus, the war in Ukraine is having consequences in Africa, as some countries face wheat shortages and rising fuel prices.
And Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga on his presidential bid and call for the election, due in August, to be free and fair.
Photo: Rubble of a destroyed apartment building in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. Credit: Getty Images.
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