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2010 FIFA World Cup - Ali Ben Bongo - Burundi - Cameroon - Gabon - rape - South Africa - transport
The challenges awaiting Ali Bongo
In this edition: What's ahead of Ali Ben Bongo as newly elected president of Gabon?; the desperate situation of raped women in Burundi; a new public transport system in South Africa ahead of the FIFA World Cup causes uproar.
BURUNDI
Albino killings trial opens
The trial of 11 people accused of killing a dozen albinos has opened in Burundi. At least 12 albinos were murdered in the last few months in the tiny central African country, and more than 40 since late 2007 in neighbouring Tanzania.
ANC - apartheid - Burundi - child soldiers - Jacob Zuma - Kenya - opera - South Africa
South Africa's numerous challenges
In this edition: as South Africa elects a new president, the gap between rich and poor continues to grow in Johannesburg; the difficult reintegration of child soldiers in Burundi; and a mobile clinic in the Kenyan bush funded by opera.
BURUNDI
Rebel chief says he renounces 'armed struggle'
Agathon Rwasa said 'Burundians can rest assured, we are not going to resume war,' at a demobilisation ceremony near Burundi's largest city, as he renounced 'armed struggle' following a peace deal reached with the government.
LEGAL REFORMS
Burundi abolishes death penalty
The Central African Republic of Burundi has adopted a new raft of laws, banning the death penalty, punishing torture for the first time and raising minimum sentences for sexual offences. The new code, however, criminalises homosexuality.
BURUNDI - REBELS
Rebel leader returns to Burundi for peace deal
The top leader of Burundi's last active rebel group, Agathon Rwasa, returned from exile Friday, four days after he signed a truce with the government, raising hopes of an end to a 15-year civil war.
BURUNDI - CEASEFIRE
Burundi signs ceasefire with rebels
The central African nation's government and rebels agreed to lay down their arms after weeks of fresh fighting, renewing hopes for an end to the 15-year civil war.
BURUNDI
Burundi's government and rebels sign ceasefire deal
Burundi's government and last active rebel group have signed an unconditional ceasefire agreement. The deal comes after almost six weeks of fierce clashes which killed more than 100 people and displaced thousands.
BURUNDI
Several Burundian rebels killed in fighting
At least 11 Burundian rebels from the last active guerrilla group, the National Liberation Forces, were killed in fresh clashes with the army near the capital Bujumbura, the military said.
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