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BBC Africa Live
Farouk Chothia
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A reminder of the wise words for the day:
Quote MessageThose who reap in the sun will eat in the shade."
A Swahili proverb sent by J Alfaisal in Limuru, Kenya
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And we leave you with this photo of Aretha Franklin with the Soweto Gospel Choir in New York City in July 2009: