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Ghanaian students in Turkey affected by earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake has hit southern Turkey and northern Syria.
We hear from Ibrahim Gwene Mohammed, a Ghanaian student studying in Turkey, who recalls the moment a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the southern part of the country. He lives there with his partner and new-born baby.
BBC’s Mercy Juma looks at the impact of Pope Francis’s visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan.
And a new BBC documentary tells the story of Ghana’s influential music genre, hiplife, through key artists past, present and future.
(Credit: Ercin Erturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images).
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Mon 6 Feb 202319:06GMT
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