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South African former athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison, nearly 11 years after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, as Steenkamp’s mother said her family was “serving a life sentence”. Also, opposition leader Ousmane Sonko’s candidacy for next presidential election has been rejected in Senegal. And in Benin, the Dialysis Life Association has seen an increase in mortality rates since the government stopped the full medical coverage for chronic illnesses.
