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Are there enough safe play spaces for children? On the 77 percent this week, we'll head to Dakar in Senegal to find out what ImagiNation Afrika is doing to create play spaces for children there. Tune in for more plus a discussion on the importance of playing to children with DW's Caro Robi.

In Dakar, a bustling coastal capital city with no parks and few public play spaces, the beach is an obvious and popular hang out for young and old. But debate has risen about how the city’s rapid development is alienating its youngest and biggest demographic: children and teenagers, with parents asking, where can our children safely play? Emmanuelle Landais reports.

Young African musicians becoming politicians: Are they really interested in political change, or just looking to get rich quick? #77percent discussion with DW's Jane Nyingi, Wanjiku Mwaura and Isaac Mugabi.

How do you rehabilitate former prisoners into the community? In Senegal, a popular rapper, Fou Malade, has established a center in the capital Dakar which provides workshops where former offenders can learn music, grafitti photography and gardening.

Do you prefer a strong police presence or community projects to keep your neighborhood safe? Former criminals turn to gardening with a big rap star in Senegal plus the #77percent discussion with DW's Jane Nyingi, Wanjiku Mwaura and Isaac Mugabi. Does a higher police presence make you tense or reassure you?

On this week's edition of the 77 Percent, we are looking at how people go about integrating into new societies. We hear from the Somali community in Bristol in the south-west of England and a discussion on the question; is the price of belonging in a new society too high? Don't miss out!

The UK is home to the largest Somali community in Europe. One of the fastest growing Somali communities in the UK is in Bristol. In 2017, Bristol museums and the M Shed held an exhibition showcasing the stories of young Somalis in the city. Emma Wallis went to meet some of the members of the community to find out more about how the process of integration is working for them.

To what extent does food determine your identity and help you reconnect with your roots? That is what is being explored through a UK-based supper club in Bristol called "Arawelo Eats."

This week's show is all about the intersection of food and identity. What does food mean to you? Are junk foods taking the place of traditional dishes? We also feature the latest hit by Malian-French R&B superstar Aya Nakamura titled Djadja. For all that and much more join the 77 Percent debate with Jane Nyingi and Chrispin Mwakideu.

There's an African proverb that goes; one who eats alone cannot discuss the taste of the food with others. For Fozia Ismail, a British Somali woman living in Bristol, food is of the utmost importance. Emma Wallis went to Foz's supper club, Arawelo Eats, to find out how food has been a connecting thread for a woman who feels Somali even though she was born in Kuwait and grew up in the UK.