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DRC new government deal

President Tshisekedi and former leader Kabila agree to form a coalition government

President of DRC Felix Tshisekedi and former leader Joseph Kabila have agreed to form a coalition government composed of 66 cabinet members. However, the majority of seats will be picked from Mr Kabila's coalition.

Ten years ago today the founder of the Nigerian militant Islamist group Boko Haram was killed by the police. The BBC Mayeni Jones looks back at the last decade of terror.

Plus - why a mother decided to speak to her daughter only in her mother tongue: Ghana's Fante language.

(Photo: Democratic Republic of the Congo's outgoing President Joseph Kabila (L) shakes hands with newly inaugurated President Felix Tshisekedi. Credit: TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images)

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Tue 30 Jul 201915:06GMT

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  • Tue 30 Jul 201915:06GMT

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