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After the oath, can Tanzania heal its divisions?

What next for Tanzania as violence follows the election of its first woman president? Is the Rift Valley region prone to landslides? And who was Egypt鈥檚 boy king, Tutankhamun?

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in after the deadly protests that followed her election victory. Can she use her second term to unite the country?
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At least 40 people have died in multiple landslides that struck Kenya and Uganda's mountainous border region in the Great Rift Valley. 听What makes that belt susceptible to such calamitous events and are they happening more frequently?
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And after two decades and an estimated cost of nearly $1bn, Egypt鈥檚 Grand Museum has opened its doors. One of the most anticipated exhibits is the tomb of Tutankhamun which is displayed in full for first time. But who was the young pharaoh, often referred to as the 鈥榖oy king鈥�?

Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Sunita Nahar, Mark Wilberforce, and Stefania Okereke
Technical Producer: Craig Kingham
Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne
Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard

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