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1. Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila hit with US sanctions

   Washington accuses him of supporting the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and its political-military arm, the Congo River Alliance.

2. Dozens still missing in Uganda river boat accident as search resumes

   Police said the vessel was believed to be carrying between 35 and 40 passengers. although it could not confirm the exact amount "due to lack of a passenger manifest".

3. Slain Malian defence minister's state funeral broadcast on television

   Sadio Camara was killed during last weekend's coordinated attack by jihadist militants and their Tuareg separatist allies on military positions across the country, the largest in over a decade.

4. Hundreds rally in Chad for release of opposition leader Masra

   Hundreds gathered on Wednesday in N'Djamena to demand the release of Chadian opposition leader and former premier Succes Masra, who has been in custody for almost a year

5. In Mauritania, Malian refugees hope to return home

   Some 300,000 Malians have sought refuge in Mauritania's Hodh Chargui region since a security crisis began in 2012, fuelled by violence from jihadists, local criminal gangs and pro-independence groups