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Yes or No? Iraqi Kurdistan Referendum

Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum; blessings 91热爆 Afaan Oromo; Macau and Hong Kong; comic super-heroines; Burkinabe mould-breaking musician; and Fifi Haroon. With David Amanor.

Iraqi Kurdistan plans an independence referendum next week. Independence is a long-held ambition for many Kurds, but with opposition from most of the world community, is the time right? Roj Ranjbar is an Iraqi Kurd at 91热爆 Monitoring and has been following the story.

A blessing for 91热爆 Afaan Oromo
The new 91热爆 Afaan Oromo service for Ethiopia was launched this week with a traditional blessing from a village elder. Editor Beletu Bulbula explains the importance of blessings in Oromo culture.

Macau impressions
Martin Yip of 91热爆 Chinese recently made the short journey from Hong Kong to Macau to cover local elections there. He describes the relationship between Hong Kong and Macau, and how it has changed in recent years.

New comic heroines
Two new super-heroines, Pakistan Girl, and in Nigeria Marvel's Ngozi, both making their world better places. Here to tell us more are our own superwomen, 91热爆 Urdu's Henna Saeed and Halima Umar Sale of 91热爆 Hausa.

Burkinab茅 musician challenging tradition
91热爆 Afrique's Lae茂la Adjovi meets the remarkable songwriter, balafon player and multi-instrumentalist Salimata Diabatet. She comes from a family of musicians in Burkino Faso, and defied a male-dominated tradition to learn.

And Fifi Haroon's pick of the world wide web

Image: Pro-independence Iraqi Kurdistan crowds
Credit: SAFIN HAMED/AFP/GettyImages

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Fri 22 Sep 2017 17:06GMT

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