[wanabidii] Burying the evidence: satellite images back witness accounts of mass graves in Burundi (M&G Africa)

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Burying the evidence: satellite images back witness accounts of mass graves in Burundi   Vefore and after images and video footage show five possible mass graves in the Buringa area, on the outskirts of Bujumbura

Somalia Cabinet backs 2016 House election; delight as women to hold 30% of all seats   One Harvard-educated woman is already seeking to be president as UN chief Ban Ki-moon welcomed 'watershed' inclusive plan.

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