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Bombings in Tigray
Ethiopian army says it is targeting rebel headquarters.
Yet more bombings on Mekele in Tigray. The Ethiopian army says it was targeting the rebel region's military headquarters.
Also, in South Sudan, tens of thousands of people battle the worst floods in decades.
Plus, terror on a train in Nigeria. We have an eyewitness account.
And, our resident presidents offer their own, very peculiar satirical solutions to climate change.
(Image: Smoke billows from the scene of an air strike, in Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia. Credit: REUTERS)
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