Barrier built around Sudan’s el-Fasher city
Is an extensive wall being built around a besieged Sudanese city designed to trap people? What's behind the solar take off in Africa, and meet South Africa's teaching robot.
An extensive earthen wall is being built around the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher. Researchers from Yale University say it is intended to trap people inside.
Why is there a rapidly growing demand for solar panels in Africa?
And we meet Iris- the teaching robot in South Africa.
Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Charles Gitonga in Nairobi, Mark Wilberforce, Yvette Twagiramariya and Sunita Nahar in London.
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer
Editors: Maryam Abdalla, Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
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