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Remembering Mandela

Reality Check: recollections of Nelson Mandela, suicide bomb attack in Yemen, French troops go to C.A.R., the secrets of the 400,000 year old leg bone

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The world mourns Nelson Mandela, who died last night at the age of 95

Reactions, tributes and personal recollections, following the death of Nelson Mandela last night, from journalist Peter Fabricius,

anti-apartheid campaigner, Peter Tatchell,

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and former resident of Mandela's home town, Dick Koekemoer who is now the president of "Friends of South Africa, Austria".

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A car bomb exploded outside the Defence ministry in Sana

Yemen suicide attacks

A major attack on Yemen's Defence Ministry has killed 52 and injured over 150. Shashank Joshi gives his analysis of the motivations and significance of the attack.

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French President Francois Hollande days French troops will be deployed to the CAR straight away

French intervention in C.A.R.

Patrick Smith of Africa Confidential discusses the unexpected decision to send French troops into the Central African Republic immediately.

The request from the Security Council reflects how seriously the International Community is taking the possibility that the conflict will spread into neighbouring countries.

creative commons

The 400,000 year old bones gave some surprising results

400,000 year old DNA

The discovery the oldest sample of human DNA opens a new field of research.

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