video--Chadian president remains defiant

A dusk to dawn curfew has been ordered in Chad's capital and six southern and eastern regions in an attempt to restore calm after deadly fighting between rebels forces and government troops.
Civilians who escaped the clashes are now starting to return from Cameroon. Twenty thousand refugees are thought to have fled the capital Ndjamena. Their return follows the first public appearance by Chad's president Idriss Deby, since fighting broke out last week. Haru Matasa reports for Al Jazeera from Ndjamena.

video--Lesotho First Lady Maesaiah Thabene charged with murder | DW News

The first lady of Lesotho has been arrested on murder charges, over the killing of the first wife of her husband, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane. Lipolelo Thabane was gunned down outside her home in June 2017.

Kate Kainja passes away

Nyasa Times "Minister of Women and Child Development Kate Kainja-Kaluluma has passed away in United Kingdom. “Indeed Hon Kate Kainja Kaluluma has died,” confirmed family friends in London. The 57-year-old minister was admitted to a North England hospital – York Hospital. Diplomatic sources at Malawi High Commission in London have said arrangements are being made to send her remains to Malawi. Kainja who was Dedza South West Constituency parliamentarian flew to United Kingdom for medical attention after a long-illness. She is survived by a husband, Emanuel Kaluluma and three children."

Dream takes off for unemployed man who built helicopter

News24 : "Rustenburg - The unemployed man who built a helicopter from recycled material outside his shack in the Siza informal settlement near Rustenburg is beaming with excitement after News24 users offered to change his life."

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