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In the Central African Republic, rebels have agreed to negotiate with the regime after seizing large parts of the north almost unchallenged. President François Bozizé had initially called on France to help stop the rebel offensive, but Paris refused. Next, South Africans reflect on how to put their failed land reform back on track. Finally, we take a look at a bestselling book on the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian attends an official ceremony at a military base to mark the end of Operation Sangaris, but says a French presence in the Central African Republic will remain. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Heavy security accompanies Pope Francis as he preaches reconciliation in the divided Central African Republic, which Human Rights Watch says has seen a surge in deadly clashes since late September. Jillian Kitchener reports.
The Seleka rebel coup is the latest in a long series of military takeovers in the Central African Republic. We take a look back at the country's troubled past. Meanwhile, China's Xi Jinping is on tour in Africa, the latest sign of growing relations between the world's second-largest economy and a rapidly developing continent. Finally, at a refugee camp in Uganda, a new phone app is helping to bring scattered families back together.
US Treasury chief Janet Yellen meets with her South African counterpart Enoch Godongwana on the last stop of her African tour. The trip has been aimed at forging a new "mutually beneficial" economic strategy toward Africa, where countries are being aggressively courted by Russia and China. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).