18 October 2013 Last updated at 00:09 GMT

Norwegian Kenya attack suspect named

A Norwegian man being investigated over the Westgate terror attacks is Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow, the BBC's Newsnight programme learns.

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Shell kills scrap metal diggers

Five children are killed by an old mortar shell as they dig for scrap metal in South Sudan's capital, Juba.

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Tunisian rapper freed from jail

An appeal court in Tunisia acquits rapper Ahmed Ben Ahmed, known as Klay BBJ, on charges of insulting the authorities in his songs.

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• Kenya to microchip all its rhinos

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