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Worst flooding for decades in Bokina Faso

Heavy rains in west Africa have lead to the worst flooding in Benin for decades

Heavy rains in west Africa have lead to the worst flooding in Benin for decades, and put pressure on dams in Bokina Faso and Ghana.
Also in the news this week: the South African government has begun circumcising prisoners in KwaZulu-Natal province in an attempt to stop the spread of HIV/Aids in prisons. The mayor of Nairobi and the Kenyan Foreign Minister ae hit by corruption allegations. A round-up of forthcoming elections in African countries. South Sudan is looking for national anthem. Ghanaian-born Dr Peter Bossman has become mayor of Piran, in Slovenia.

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