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Paris Live, Tuesday 18 February 2020

Internally displaced Syrians from western Aleppo countryside, ride on the back of a truck with belongings in Hazano near Idlib, Syria, February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

In India, anger is rising among activists over the use of facial recognition technology by police to keep tabs on people who are protesting against a controversial citizenship law.

Security and privacy issues have also been raised in France with regards to the roll out of 5G technology. We investigate why there are concerns over the level of vulnerability of equipment suppliers like China's Huawei.

On the China front, a new leak reveals information about the profiles of Uighur Muslims detained in so-called "re-education" camps in Xinjiang province.

In Africa news, Zimbabwe sees its calls for sanctions to be lifted rejected by the European Union. Brussels argues that the situation has not improved enough under President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

And we get a sneak preview of how Ethiopia is battling a locust invasion which has spread across east Africa at a rate not seen in years.

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