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This week, we’re reading about President Jacob Zuma’s comments about the “triple challenges” that are currently facing South Africa. We’re also reading about a new approach to fighting AIDS on the continent, and we revisit the story of one Lord Lucan, a British curiousity of a celebrity who may have fled to Africa in the 1970s.

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Zuma: Facing South Africa’s Real “Triple Challenges”

Source: Mail and Guardian (South Africa)

Obasanjo Travels to Senegal to Help Diffuse Election Tension

Source: News24 (South Africa)

A Charm Offensive Against AIDS

Source: The New York Times

Africa’s Oceans: Protecting the Sea to Feed Citizens

Source: The Economist

Sudanese Rebels Release Peacekeepers

Source: BBC

Africa Facing a Surge of Secondary School Students

Source: Voice of America

Morocco Marks Its Own “Arab Spring” Anniversary

Source: Independent Online (South Africa)

Did Lord Lucan Flee to Africa?

Source: The Daily Maverick (South Africa)

Mugabe Makes Threats to Reject Zuma Mediation

Source: The Zimbabwe Mail

Togo’s President Calls for Countering Drug and Crime Syndicates

Source: Star Africa

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