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Why Burkina Faso discarded its Electoral Commission

What Burkina Faso鈥檚 dissolution of the electoral commission means? How open fire cooking is linked to serious health issues; And are ancient cultural sites in Ethiopia in crisis?

Burkina Faso's military rulers have disbanded the country's electoral commission calling it a waste of money. The government says the interior ministry will handle elections in the future. Will this move by the ruling junta further delay democratic elections?

Hundreds of thousands of premature deaths occur each year in Africa due to illnesses caused by cooking with polluting fuels like wood, charcoal and even animal dung. So what is being done to ensure more people have access to clean cooking?

And why are ancient and cultural heritage sites in Ethiopia facing a crisis.

Presenter: Charles Gitonga
Producers: Tom Kavanagh, Sunita Nahar and Nyasha Michelle in London
Technical Producer: Philip Bull
Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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