First malaria vaccine to be trialled

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It should prevent four in 10 cases of the disease.

Ex-child soldier wins environment prize

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An ex-child soldier who has spent years risking his life to fight illegal mining and wildlife poaching in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been given a prestigious award that honours 'environmental defenders' around the world.

Voodoo rebels

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Mass graves, child soldiers and police decapitations are all features of a little known Congolese conflict, as the BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga reports.

Ghana’s Majeed Waris targets French Ligue 1 survival with Lorient

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Ghana striker Abdul Majeed Waris puts French club Lorient's Ligue 1 survival above personal glory after his ninth goal of the season helped the club claim a 5-1 win over Metz.

Italy migrant crisis: Charities ‘colluding’ with smugglers

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An Italian prosecutor tells a newspaper there is evidence of direct contact between the two.

Senegal’s Balde Diao scores five-minute hat-trick

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Lazio become the first side to score five goals in the opening 26 minutes of a Serie A match since 1938 as they thrash Palermo.

DR Congo’s Cedric Bakambu nets controversial winner for Villarreal

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Cedric Bakambu helps Villarreal to move to within eight points of the Spanish top four with a controversial stoppage-time winner.

Keitany record at London Marathon

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Mary Keitany breaks Paula Radcliffe's women's-only world record to win the London Marathon, while Daniel Wanjiru takes victory in the men's race.

Megrahi family seeks Lockerbie appeal

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Files relating to the conviction of the Lockerbie bomber will be handed to the case review commission.

Kuki Gallmann shot and wounded at Kenya conservation park

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Kuki Gallmann, author of I Dreamed of Africa, is flown to hospital after an ambush.