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EPISODE · Aug 4, 2023 · 29 MIN

Reaction to Senegal's TikTok ban

from Focus on Africa · host BBC World Service

We bring you reaction to the Senegalese authorities banning TikTok, which activists have been using to coordinate a string of recent protests. Tensions are high in the country, with repeated protests over legal cases against opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, whose PASTEF party was dissolved by the government this week.Plus, ahead of Zimbabwe’s elections later this month, we speak to democracy activist Namatai Kwekweza about the state of politics in the country.And we break down the story behind the viral video of the slow Somali runner competing in the 100m at the World University Games in China.

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