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Kenya sends in troops to fight al-Shabab rebels

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After a spate of foreigners being kidnapped on its land, Kenya has sent troops to southern Somalia. Is this the end of a tacit understanding between Nairobi and al-Shabab? Also, in a rare intervention on African soil, US military advisers are being sent to Uganda to fight the Lord's Resistance Army. Finally, we introduce you to the continent's newest sweetheart: Afro-funk star Sia Tolno.

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