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South Sudan Guarantees Safe Return Of Rebel Leader

Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

The South Sudanese government confirms that it will guarantee the safe return of rebel leader Riek Machar to the country, on the condition that he renounces violence.

Plus Nigeria's army claims it has rescued more than 1,000 hostages from the Islamic group, Boko Haram.

And there are moves to open a multimedia museum in Lusaka, dedicated to celebrating Zambia's forgotten heroines.

(Image: South Sudanese rebel leader and former vice-president Riek Machar. Credit: Getty Images)

53 minutes

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Mon 7 May 201817:06GMT

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