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Africa
Death toll climbs as capsized boat claims dozens of lives in Uganda
A boat that capsized on Lake Victoria, killing dozens of people, was carrying more than twice its capacity of 50.
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The suffering of sex slaves in the Congo: 'I was one woman to 20 men'
It’s the humanitarian crisis involving women and children that should horrify the world – yet it has gone largely unnoticed.
- by David Wroe
War
Life in South Sudan, where a chicken costs more than two months' wages
Five years of civil war have decimated South Sudan's economy and killed 380,000 people. Hundreds of thousands more are at risk of starving to death.
- by Carolyn Thompson
Animals
'Beacon of hope': Mountain gorilla population on the rise
There are now more gorillas in the mist - a rare conservation success story, scientists say.
Terrorism
Somali bombers kill dozens in hotel for government officials
The militant Islamist group al-Shabaab, which is linked to al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the attack on the Hotel Sahafi.
- by Abdi Sheikh
Crime
Scores of kidnapped children released in Cameroon
About 80 children have been released, but a principal and teacher are still being held.
- by Blaise Eyong and Josiane Kouagheu
Egypt
Museum wants Rosetta Stone back in Egypt
The ancient slab has been a long-running source of tension between Cairo and London.
- by Raf Sanchez
World Politics
Separatists kidnap dozens of pupils in Cameroon's restive northwest
Armed separatists kidnapped at least 79 students and three staff members from a Presbyterian school in a troubled region of Cameroon, the governor said.
Immigration
Morocco is ejecting sub-Saharan migrants. The persecuted blame Europe
One morning in early September, five plainclothes police officers burst into the apartment Abdoulaye N. shared with two other migrants and arrested them.
- by Aida Alami
Illness
'Dark day': Congo rebels kill 2 health agents fighting Ebola
Congo's health minister called it a "dark day" for everyone fighting the deadly Ebola outbreak after rebels shot and killed two medical agents.
World Politics
Ethiopia's leader inaugurates new cabinet with half of ministers women
Ethiopia's reformist Prime Minister announced a new cabinet on Tuesday that is half women, in an unprecedented move for the country.
- by Paul Schemm