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BBC OS: 2023/04/24 16:06 GMT: Kenya cult deaths

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Kenya cult deaths

2023/04/24 16:06 GMT

2023/04/24 16:06 GMT: Kenya cult deaths

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Kenyan police are investigating a preacher said to have told followers to starve to death

Kenyan police are investigating a preacher said to have told followers to starve to death.

Kenyan authorities have exhumed 47 bodies near Shakahola in the coastal town of Malindi, as they investigate a preacher from the Good News International Church who is said to have told followers to starve to death. The bodies of children were among the dead. Our Africa Health Correspondent, Dorcas Wangira joins us to give the latest updates.

Evacuations have been taking place as foreign nationals attempt to leave Khartoum, Sudan's capital. More than 1,000 EU citizens have been airlifted out, many on French and German rescue missions. The US has airlifted embassy staff out of Sudan by helicopter, but says it will not evacuate US citizens living in the country. We hear messages from people who have managed to escape.

We hear a conversation between three Ukrainian comedians, Oleksandr, Vasyl and Irena, on what it's like finding humour amid the invasion of their country by Russia.

A leader from Brazil's indigenous Munduruku community has been recognised for her successful fight against mining in the Amazon rainforest. The BBC's Latin America and Caribbean Editor Vanessa Buschschluter explains more. 

(Photo: Kenyan officers investigating shallow graves in Shakahola forest. Credit: Rex Shutterstock).

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