The ex-leader was credited with overseeing the country's recovery from a civil war, but leaves behind a bitter legacy of nepotism and rampant corruption. Also in this edition: voters in Congo-Brazzaville head to the polls this weekend to elect the country's national assembly. The country is ruled by strongman Denis Sassou Nguesso, who's been in power for nearly thirty years. And finally, families in East Africa struggle to afford the traditional sheep for this weekend's Eid al-Adha festival.


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