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Mekele bombed
Ethiopia's army says it was targeting rebels in Tigray's main city.
More bombings on Mekele in Tigray, as the Ethiopian army says it was targeting the rebel region's military headquarters.
Also, tens of thousands of people in South Sudan battle the worst floods in decades.
Plus, terror on a train in Nigeria. We hear 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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