South Sudan: Four Years of Civil War
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It is four years since the civil war broke out in South Sudan, shattering the optimism that came with independence from Sudan in 2011.
Plus Zimbabwe's ruling party holds its first congress since new President Emmerson Mnangagwa replaced Robert Mugabe.
And South Africa's governing African Nation Congress is gearing up for its conference this weekend where it will decide on the successor to Jacob Zuma as party leader.
(Image: Women in South Sudan march for peace. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
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