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France 24
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Georja CALVIN-SMITH

Kidnapping claims as 500 South African miners emerge from days-long underground strike

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Inter-union rivalry led to protests by gold miners in South Africa that saw hundreds of the workers stuck underground for almost three days. They're finally out amidst murky accusations of hostage-taking. Also in this edition: a building boom in Dakar takes an ecological toll. Finally, Lagos Fashion Week gets under way.

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