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Free education to launch in Sierra Leone
Over a million children to benefit from free education from primary to secondary school.
Sierra Leone will introduce free school education for all children, fulfilling one of the electoral promises of leader Julius Maada Bio; Over 70 people arrested in Kampala during a day of scattered protests in support of opposition MP Bobi Wine; Environmentalists denounce risk of further desertification in Niger as wood is cut to cook food ahead of Eid celebrations.
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