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Sharpeville Massacre aftermath, 21 March 1960

South Africa marks 1960 massacre South Africa marks the 50th anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre, an iconic moment in the anti-apartheid struggle. BBC Panorama 1960 on Sharpeville Sharpeville recalls massacre

Al-Shabab fighters in Somalia Somali Islamist commander killed
A senior commander of the Somali Islamist group, al-Shabab, is assassinated inside an area held by his own forces.

Gauthier Lefevre at Khartoum airport, 18 March Darfur hostage describes ordeal
The longest-held foreign hostage in Sudan's Darfur region says he was not mistreated, but faced a "daily struggle" to stay positive.
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Scene of the massacre in the South African township of Sharpeville on March 21st 1960. The police opened fired on a demonstration against apartheid laws, killing 69 people, and wounding 180. Sharpeville ghosts
Unease as South Africa remembers 1960 massacre

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