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Martin Shkreli, a lightning rod for growing outrage over soaring prescription drug prices, was arrested by the FBI on Thursday after a federal investigation involving his former hedge fund and a pharmaceutical company he previously headed. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Cameroon launches the world's first large-scale systematic vaccination campaign against malaria, a "historic step" according to the WHO in the fight against one of the biggest killers of African children. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron is launching ETIncelles ('Sparks', ed.), a programme of "special support for high-potential SMEs" with the ambition of becoming intermediate-sized companies (ETIs) by removing "the obstacles to growth". IMAGES (COMPLETE VIDI34486QE_FR)
Images of the Mbankolo district, on the north-western outskirts of Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, following the collapse of a section of a hillside covered in precariously built houses. The landslide was caused by torrential rain on the evening of 8 October. At least 27 people have been killed in the collapse. IMAGES
Kylian Mbappe, the star forward of Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team, says he is "honoured" to visit his father's native Cameroon during a press conference in Yaounde. "Today was a great day, yesterday was even better" he adds. SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron Macron meets his Cameroonian counterpart Paul Biya in Yaounde, as he seeks to reboot France's post-colonial relationship with the African continent. The two leaders are expected to discuss security in Cameroon, which has been riven by ethnic violence and an insurgency by anglophone separatists who have been fighting for independence for two English-speaking provinces since 2017. Northern Cameroon has also seen attacks by Boko Haram jihadists. IMAGES
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