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Women Fighters In Eritrea

How female Eritrean rebels have struggled to rejoin civilian life since the conflict ended

When Eritrean rebels - the EPLF - took back their country in 1991, they were well-known for having a high number of women fighters in their ranks. But the return to civilian life for these woman was not easy, as the show discovers.

Also on the programme: The world's youngest ever Prima Ballerina Darcy Bussell talks about dance and motherhood. Plus, the Indian woman who's discovered ancient linguistic links between Welsh and Hindi.

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26 minutes

主播大秀 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project