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Nobel Peace Prize winner: Dr Denis Mukwege from DR Congo
He shares it with Nadia Murad, an Iraqi Yazidi, for their work against rape in warfare.
Dr Mukwege, a DRC gynaecologist, shares the prize with Iraqi Yazidi activist Nadia Murad for their work against rape in warfare. A founder and former commander of militant Islamist group al-Shabab, Mukhtar Robow, has been barred from running for public office in Somalia. Plus, our Resident Presidents.
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