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UK cut foreign aid at the worst time possible
The UK is criticised for cutting its overseas aid budget at a time when countries are fighting a pandemic.
Humanitarian and aid organisations criticise the UK’s cut in foreign aid which they say is not about the economy but about politics.
Plus a new Nollywood film tells the life and story of Nigeria’s former leader Ibrahim Badmasi Babangida.
And we drop in on the Resident Presidents, who are delving into the record books to find the largest-ever number of siblings.
(Photo: Schoolgirls sitting at their desks. Education is one of the areas supported by UK aid funding. Credit: Getty Images)
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