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France sends warplanes to fly over Central African Republic as election looms

Violence surges in Bangui, CAR, ahead of presidential election © Reuters

In this edition: France has sent war planes for a flyover mission in Central African Republic as President Emmanuel Macron says it condemns attempts to disrupt this upcoming weekend's elections. Meanwhile, our correspondents take a look at the 15,000 students in the country who are attempting to get out of poverty, through education. And a true David and Goliath story: cocoa growers in Ghana and Ivory Coast succeed in pushing American chocolate giant Hershey to pay them a fair rate for their cocoa beans.

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