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A Rwandan woman carries an umbrella for shade north of the capital Kigali.

Who’s to blame when Rwanda’s exiled spy chief is found dead in South Africa?

Conflict & Justice

Rwanda’s exiled former spy chief has turned up dead in a South African hotel room with signs of strangulation. New Yorker staff writer Philip Gourevitch says political feuds within the Rwandan government have a long history of spilling across the country’s borders.

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Development & Education

South African Police Jailed After Man Dragged Behind Security Vehicle

Global Politics
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New South African Currency Honors Mandela

Arts, Culture & Media

Miners Charged with Murder in South African Shooting

Conflict & Justice
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Couple Gets Married Following Rare Snow Fall in South Africa

Environment

South African couple Monique Joubert and Rui Moca promised each other that next time it snowed in Johannesburg they would get married. So when it snowed Tuesday, they called a local radio station and organized it in three hours.

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Jo’burg Is Safe/Not Safe (Delete One)

I’m in Johannesburg thanks to the International Reporting Project: There’ll be lots to say here and on the radio about South Africa and race, and race and religion, and religion and sexuality, and sexuality and HIV/AIDS. But for now, a few thoughts on public safety in Johannesburg.

First Lady’s Africa Trip

Global Politics

The Geo Quiz tours two sub-Saharan countries with First Lady Michelle Obama

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Business Note/Consumption Barometer

Living on Earth’s Jennifer Chu reports on efforts to green the upcoming Johannesburg World Summit.

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Filming your world: a global video competition

Environment

What is the one thing about your life and surroundings that you want the whole world to know about? The BBC World Service is running a video competition called ‘MyWorld’ that asks people to send in a two-minute video of the world from their perspective.

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