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Burundi mourns soldiers killed in Somalia attack

Burundi’s army says 10 soldiers were killed in the attack by al-Shabab militants on an African Union base in central Somalia.

Al-Shabab has said it carried out the attack on an African Union base in Somalia, killing several Burundi soldiers. We hear from a security analyst who says the militant group must have had inside intelligence about the army camp.

Plus, coping with the heartbreak of a stillbirth, or baby born sleeping. We hear from a Zimbabwean mother at a UK-based charity who is trying to raise awareness.

And internet shutdowns in Africa, why and how are governments blocking it?

Photo: An African Union soldier from Burundi on patrol in Mogadishu, Somalia. Credit: Getty Images.

27 minutes

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Wed 4 May 202217:06GMT

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