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Mayor killed in Cameroon's English-speaking region

The mayor of a town in south-west Cameroon has been killed by separatist gunmen.
The state broadcaster said 35-year-old Ashu Prisley Ojong, who was the mayor of Mamfe, was killed when his convoy came under fire.
There are reports that two government soldiers were wounded in the attack.
Conflict between the Cameroonian army and English-speaking militias began after the government violently broke up peaceful protests by lawyers and teachers in 2016.
Since then at least 3,000 people have been killed and close to 750,000 have been forced from their homes.


Italian kidnapped in Kenya returns home

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Silvia Romano, wearing a green tunic, waves upon her arrival at the Ciampino airport, Rome, Italy
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Silvia Romano, wearing a green tunic, waves upon her arrival at the Ciampino airport, Rome, Italy

An Italian woman who was freed after being taken hostage in Kenya in 2018 has been flown back to Rome.
Silvia Romano embraced her parents and sister, and was greeted by Italy's prime minister and foreign minister.
According to Italian media reports, she was freed from suspected al-Shabab militants in an operation near the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
Italy's secret services were reportedly assisted by counterparts from Turkey and Somalia.
Ms Romano said she was well, both physically and mentally.
The 25- year- old was seized while working as a volunteer at a Kenyan orphanage in November 2018.
Her father said he was bursting with joy at her release.
Church bells were rung and people applauded from their balconies in her hometown of Milan to celebrate her return to Italy.

Hundreds flee South Sudan after rebel attacks

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Africa editor, BBC World Service

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Reports from South Sudan say that around 250 refugees have arrived from the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, after fleeing attacks by the Lord’s Resistance Army - a rebel force originally from Uganda.
The border between South Sudan and the DR Congo is officially closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
A local official in Western Equatoria State said the South Sudanese military had been deployed to offer protection.
The UN refugee agency, which is helping the new arrivals, says they are all in quarantine for two weeks.