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Shooting reported in Sudan's capital

There has been heavy gunfire in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum

There has been heavy gunfire in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, around the headquarters of general intelligence service. The situation is still unclear - but it seems shots have been exchanged between the military and intelligence personnel.

Sahel region's leaders have agreed to share their military forces with France. The BBC's Lamine Konkobo was at the meeting last night and tells us the details.

A mass grave discovered in Burundi is going to open to the public. Burundi's Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission discovered the site in December 2019, its Vice-Chair, Noah Clement Ninziza, tells us what's behind the initiative.

Powerful marketeer Bozoma Saint John tells Focus on Africa how she plans to change the way Africa is represented.

(Photo: President of the Sudanese Transitional Council, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (R), greets military officers during an army exercise on the outskirts of the capital Khartoum. Credit: ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP via Getty Images)

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Tue 14 Jan 202015:06GMT

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