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BBC Focus on Africa: Resident Presidents take on Fake News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04sf9b9Listen at 20 minutes in... Link good till Wednesday Feb 23, 2017.
"Resident Presidents" is a satirical series of clips featuring two fictional African Presidents - Olushambles and Kibarkingmad. BBC World Service has different programming in different parts of the world, so unless you go out your way online you won't hear Focus on Africa (and "Resident Presidents"
outside Africa.
Yesterday's exchange around "fake news" was to me quite poignant.
Of course Olushambles and Kibarkingmad travelled to America for the inauguration... http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04q17md
I know some people will think this more "lounge material" but since it's topical...
