Angola refuses entry to African opposition leaders

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Angola recently refused entry to opposition leaders from across Africa.

Why is South Africa's ambassador to the United States 'no longer welcome’?

And Nigeria is projected to witness an obesity explosion in the next 30 years-why?

Presenter : Audrey Brown
Producers: Frenny Jowi, Yvette Twagiramariya and Blessing Aderogba
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Technical Producer: Pat Sissons
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

18 Mar 11AM English United Kingdom News

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