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Africa
Death toll in South Sudan’s war estimated to be 383,000
An estimated 383,000 people have died as a result of South Sudan's civil war, according to a new report.
- by Megan Specia
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Extremism
Tripoli's death toll passes 100 as rival factions slug it out
The fighting has knocked out most power stations in the city and crippled Tripoli’s main airport.
- by Ahmed Elumami
Switzerland
Pirates kidnap 12 crew members from Swiss shipping vessel in Nigerian waters, ship operator
Pirates kidnapped 12 crew members from a Swiss merchant vessel on Saturday in Nigerian waters as it travelled between the west African country's commercial capital Lagos and the city of Port Harcourt, the ship's operator said in a statement.
Tragedy
Survivor pulled from capsized Tanzanian ferry as death toll rises
A survivor has been found inside a capsized Tanzanian ferry two days after the disaster on Lake Victoria, while coffins arrived for more than 100 victims.
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Tragedy
Hundreds feared dead after Tanzania ferry capsizes
Dozens of people have drowned after a ferry sank in Tanzania's Lake Victoria, while government officials fear the final death toll could be in the hundreds.
- by Nuzulack Dausen
South Africa
Cannabis use given green light in South Africa
South Africa's highest court has allowed the private use of marijuana, upholding a lower court's ruling that found the criminalisation of cannabis was unconstitutional.
Extremism
Extremists slaughter civilians in Burkina Faso
Until now, extremists in the eastern part of the west African country have largely targeted security forces.
United Nations
UN condemns 'direct attack' on peacekeepers in South Sudan
The United Nations is condemning a "direct attack" on its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan after a government soldier shot and wounded a Nepalese peacekeeper.
Evolution
Oldest-known human drawing found in South African cave
The abstract design was drawn by hunter-gatherers who periodically dwelled in Blombos cave overlooking the Indian Ocean, about 300 kilometres east of Cape Town.
Health
Cholera emergency declared in Harare
Zimbabwe has declared a cholera outbreak in the capital Harare after 20 people died from the disease and more than 2000 were infected by contaminated water.
Australian Human Rights Commission
'The myth of the civilising mission': colonial past weighs on Germany
Germany has yet to come to terms with its violent colonial legacy in Africa, which laid the groundwork for and inspired Nazi atrocities, some say.
- by John Eligon