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Deaths in Sierra Leone in two boating accidents
Over a dozen killed in separate boating accidents in Sierra Leone.
Up to fourteen people have died in two separate boating accidents in Sierra Leone.
Also, the United Nations says its overwhelmed by rising humanitarian needs following fighting in the east of the DRC.
And we meet the newest voters in Kenya - the Shona community.
(Image: Freetown, Sierra Leone as seen from the ocean - skyline against the mountains of the Freetown peninsula Credit: Getty Images.)
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