Mother on hunger strike asks UK PM for help to free her son in Egypt

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Laila Soueif has not eaten for 134 days as she campaigns for the release of her pro-democracy activist son from jail in Egypt.

Pink flamingos ‘seized from smugglers’ in Tunisia

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Birds are discovered wrapped into packages and crammed inside crates, official photos show.

South Africa mourns pioneering female nuclear scientist

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Senamile Masango, dubbed by some as the "queen of science", set out to inspire a younger generation.

South Africa law at centre of Trump row challenged in court

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A junior partner in South Africa's governing coalition calls the new Expropriation Act unconstitutional.

Sudan army plans new government as it advances in capital

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The military leader says a caretaker government will be formed as his forces gain ground in Khartoum.

The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil

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M23 chief Sultani Makenga, wanted for war crimes, has fought as a rebel and a soldier in two countries.

The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil

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M23 chief Sultani Makenga, wanted for war crimes, has fought as a rebel and a soldier in two countries.

The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil

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M23 chief Sultani Makenga, wanted for war crimes, has fought as a rebel and a soldier in two countries.

‘I miss my school’: BBC launches programme for children in war zones

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The BBC World Service has launched an Arabic edition of its award-winning educational programme Dars.

Trump signs order freezing aid to South Africa over land law

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The White House said South Africa's new law amounts to race-based discrimination.