Violence surges in eastern DRC
Description
The M23 rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have captured the key town of Masisi in the in the mineral-rich North Kivu province, in renewed, intense fighting. Why has there been an upsurge in the the violence and why is seizing control of Masisi so significant?
Also in the podcast, why does Nigeria have the highest rates of neonatal jaundice?
And we hear from two farmers in Sierra Leone - who are both amputees - about a project called Farming on Crutches, that is aimed at helping people with missing limbs find a new way to make a living.
Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Sunita Nahar and Kaine Pieri here in London
Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne
Technical producer: Francesca Dunne
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
United States
