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WVR - Show 341 (Half Hour) - Rwanda Elections and Yemen

Series: World Vision Report - Weekly Half Hour
From: World Vision Report
Length: 00:28:00

Since the genocide in 1984 when 800-thousand people were killed, Rwanda has made a remarkable recovery. President Paul Kagame has been praised far and wide. But now he’s encountering sharp criticism for his crackdown on descent and political opposition. This week the World Vision Report talks with a Boston University professor who says he’s concerned the approaching presidential election will be just a charade. That story and much more - this week on the World Vision Report. Read the full description.
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0:00 - Billboard
0:50 - Moonlight Testing Center
5:50 - Rwanda Elections
13:19 - Hout Bay Orchestra
20:53 - Yemen Times Editor

28:00 - End

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