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Clashes break out in disputed Las Anod
At least 35 people have been killed in Somaliland's contested town.
Unrest has continued in the contested Somaliland town of Las Anod, with violent clashing breaking out between government forces and local militia.
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria has left more than 5,000 dead and it is reported than 380,000 are taking refuge in shelters. We hear from Sherif from Togo and Andrea from Cameroon who are currently in shelter in Gaziantep.
And Ghanaian rap star, Sarkodie, speaks to BBC's Mark Wilberforce about his remix of a Bob Marley classic.
(Credit:Mataan Yuusuf/AFP via Getty Images).
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