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Doctors on strike in Sierra Leone
Doctors begin nationwide strike in Sierra Leone to demand better working conditions.
Doctors in Sierra Leone start a massive nationwide strike to demand better conditions and a long awaited fuel entitlement.
Also, the UN admits killing at least two civilians in the border town of Kasindi in the Democratic Republic of Congo.. It's added more fuel to the fire for those demanding the MONUSCO blue helmets leave the country.
And the challenges Kenyan female contenders are facing ahead of next week's general election.
(Image: A hospital in Sierra Leone with assorted medicines and medical equipment. Credit: Getty Images)
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