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More than 100 dead in Congo floods

More than 100 dead in Congo floods

Over 100 people dead after flooding in area near Lake Tanganyika in eastern DR Congo

Focus on Africa · BBC World Service

May 13, 202531m 13s

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Show Notes

The UN says "a double crisis" is facing the DR Congo, as it suffers flooding and mass displacement caused by ongoing conflict.

Why is Sierra Leone’s largest diamond miner laying off more than 1,000 workers?

And we visit churches in South Africa where polygamy is allowed.

Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Richard Kagoe in Nairobi with Nyasha Michelle, Yvette Twagiramariya and Tom Kavanagh in London Technical Producer: Pat Sissons and Kane Morgan Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi