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Being disabled in Africa

As the Paralympics begin, what is it like to have a disability in Africa?

As the Paralympics begin, what's it like to have a disability in Africa? Many of you have been reacting to a 91热爆 video of Sierra Leone's only Paralympian. He has no home - so he's forced to live in an office at the National Stadium.

What is it like to be a journalist in Kenya? Journalists have been protesting against harassment, even as reports emerged that one of their colleagues - a photo-journalist called Dennis Otieno - was reportedly shot dead in Kitale county.

And we speak to passengers on trains in India with a controversial surge-pricing model about to be introduced on certain routes. Why has it provoked such anger? And what is the justification?

Picture: Sierra Leone's Paralympic table tennis player, George Wyndham.
Credit: 91热爆

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