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Africa
New Ebola outbreak confirmed in Congo
At least 17 people have died in an area of northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo where health officials have now confirmed an outbreak of Ebola.
- by Benoit Nyemba & Fiston Mahamba
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Weddings
Bride loses arm to crocodile days before wedding
Zanele Ndlovu and Jamie Fox, her British husband, said it was a "miracle" she survived the mauling near Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.
Animals
Giraffe kills South African filmmaker
Carlos Carvalho was part of a film crew getting footage at a wildlife facility for a German movie, Premium Nanny 2.
Crime
Armed bandit attack in Nigeria kills 40
Armed bandits have attacked a village in Nigeria's northwest Kaduna state, killing at least 40 people, residents and officials say.
- by Haruna Umar
Defence
China denies using lasers to blind US fighter pilots
Two American pilots were injured in an incident the US blamed on China.
Accident
Workers killed at South Africa gold mine cave-in
Four workers trapped underground after an earth tremor at a Sibanye Gold mine have died, bringing the toll at the company's operations this year to at least 10.
Terrorism
Suspected jihadists kill 40 Tuaregs in north Mali
The attacks in remote villages appear designed to spark ethnic violence between Tuareg and Fulani herders.
- by Tiemoko Diallo
Politics
Zimbabwe fires 16,000 striking nurses
Zimbabwe says it has sacked 16,000 striking nurses as the new government seeks to keep a lid on labour unrest
Politics
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela laid to rest with songs, tears and cheers
South Africans bid farewell to liberation fighter Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on Saturday in a stirring funeral service at Orlando Stadium in Soweto.
- by Robyn Dixon
John Clarke
Letter from Tangier, place for a party and a healing
One evening in the faded loveliness of a hotel at the edge of Africa in sight of Europe, I reflected on the worth of friends and the capacity of art to heal.
- by Tony Wright
Human rights
Here they are: Chibok girls four years on
For years, the teenagers remained missing, changing from girls into women, lost to a band of extremists known for beating, raping and enslaving its captives.
- by Dionne Searcey