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Why did Senegal's president dissolve parliament?

Senegalese President Faye dissolves parliament and sets snap elections for November. What does he want? And why has there been a sharp rise in homophobic attacks in Ivory Coast?

Why did Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolve the National Assembly?

Consensual same sex acts are not a crime in Ivory Coast, so why are homophobic attacks on the rise?

Plus, we meet the man who's trying to save African indigenous vegetables from dying out.

Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers:  Charles Gitonga in Nairobi and Nyasha Michelle, Bella Hassan and Yvette Twagiramariya in London.
 Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Technical producer: Francesca Dunne
Editors:  Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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