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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expresses his concern over the Rwandan support of the DR Congo rebel group M23 during his visit to Kinshasa, DR Congo. SOUNDBITE
The United Nations begins withdrawal of MONUSCO peacekeeping forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo by handing over a first UN base to the national police. During an official ceremony at the Kamanyola base, close to the Rwandan and Burundian borders, the flags of the United Nations and Pakistan, the countries of origin of the peacekeepers in charge, were replaced by those of the DRC. IMAGES
Senegalese soldiers take over a rebel army base -- one of several officials say it captured in the southern Casamance region. One of Africa's oldest ongoing conflicts, the fighting in Casamance has claimed thousands of lives since it first broke out in December 1982. IMAGES
First, we bring you an exclusive report from our reporter embedded with the French army in northern Mali. Next, we look at how the Congolese M23 rebel movement has split into two with one wanting talks with the army and the other wanting to keep fighting it. Finally, we meet the African model who inspired French designer Yves Saint Laurent in the 1980s.
The head of the M23 rebels, Sultani Makenga, gives an exclusive interview to our reporters in DR Congo. Next, as French military intervention in Mali ends its second week, the humanitarian cost is already high. Meanwhile, some local artists in Mali are holding out hope for peace and are using their music to get there.
This week our reporters meet those caught in the middle of a military conflict in southern DR Congo, as the Mai Mai militia take on the M23 rebels. Next, we hear from an Ivorian man who claims he was illegally tortured and detained by the army. Finally, we get a sneak peek at the latest dance production by South African choreographer Desiree Davids.
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