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More than 150 sexual violence cases in South Sudan in 12 days
More than 150 women and girls have sought treatment for rape and other acts of sexual violence near Bentiu.
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World Politics
'It's real me': Nigerian president denies he's been replaced by clone
Having spent months undergoing treatment in London, the Nigerian president says the reports of his death are greatly exaggerated.
- by Felix Onuha
World Politics
Burundi issues arrest warrants around 1993 assassination
At the top of the list is former president Pierre Buyoya, now the high representative of the African Union.
Accident
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.