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US to redeploy soldiers to Somalia
US President Biden has approved the redeployment of troops in Somalia to fight alongside Somali soldiers in the fight against terrorist group al-Shabab
US President Biden has approved the redeployment of troops in Somalia to fight alongside Somali soldiers in the fight against the terrorist group al-Shabab. BBC's Nomia Iqbal in Washington gives us the details
Also in the programme: Presidential front runner and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga named Martha Wangari Karua as his running mate. And a Swiss-Ghanaian company raises cocoa farmers' salaries by buying parts of the cocoa fruit that are usually discarded - but what do they do with it?
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