On this week's show: As Ivory Coast slips closer towards civil war a Dutch navy ship is on its way to evacuate EU citizens - The fizz goes out of Cape Town´s New Year Carnival in a row over funding - We take a look back at 50 years of African independence - Makmende: we look back on some of the music that's been making waves on the African scene in 2010 (Just a Band)

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Listen to the report on 50 Years African Independence:

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