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The World Tonight: African National Congress picks new leader

African National Congress picks new leader

18/12/2017

BBC Radio 4 - The World Tonight, African National Congress picks new leader

Cyril Ramaphosa becomes the new leader of the ANC, but can he bring radical change?

Cyril Ramaphosa becomes the new leader of the African National Congress, but can he bring radical change?

South Africa's deputy president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has been voted leader of the governing ANC party - but can a man who's part of the old guard, bring radical change? 
Donald Trump outlines his national security strategy and says China and Russia are trying to challenge American influence, wealth and values.
Protests in Austria as the far-right Freedom Party becomes part of the governing coalition - we ask what it means for the country.
And we get our first taste of Christmas dishes from around the world - sampling a traditional meal of burbara with a Palestinian family in Bethlehem.

(Picture: Cyril Ramaphosa, new leader of the ANC Credit: AFP/Getty images).

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