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Martin Luther King Jr. Remembered 50 Years On
The civil rights leader was killed half a century ago
Bells have tolled in cities across the US to mark the moment 50 years ago that civil rights leader Martin Luther King was gunned down by a white supremacist. They rang out 39 times - one for each of Dr King's years. The main event took place at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee, where the murder took place.
The Kenyan opposition figure, Miguna Miguna is still involved in a war of words with the authorities after claiming that he was beaten, drugged and forcibly removed from the country. We hear from him.
In Sierra Leone’s the opposition candidate Julius Maada Bio has been sworn in as president.
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