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Liberia's Sirleaf Wins African Leadership Prize
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She was praised for her work rebuilding the nation after the civil war and leading a process of reconciliation.
Renewed fighting between the Hema and Lendu communities in Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of Congo is creating an almost untenable situation for authorities in neighbouring Uganda.
Plus, leaders of the governing ANC in South Africa are meeting to discuss the future of President Zuma, who's been resisting calls to stand down.
(Image: Former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Credit: Getty Images)
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