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English for Africa at fifty

Mark CaldwellOctober 31, 2012

This year Deutsche Welle celebrates half a century of English language broadcasting for Africa.

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50 years of English language broadcasting for Africa, 1 year of our new weekday radio show, Africalink.

Celebrate these two anniversaries with us by listening to a special edition of Africalink, which was first broadcast on October 31, 2012.  

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Listen to this special anniversary edition of Africalink (first broadcast 31 October 2012)

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