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South African former athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison, nearly 11 years after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Steenkamp’s mother said her family was “serving a life sentence”. Also, opposition leader Ousmane Sonko’s candidacy for the next presidential election in Senegal has been rejected. And in Benin, we report on how the Dialysis Life Association has seen an increase in mortality rates since the government stopped full medical coverage for chronic illnesses.