AFRICA• South Sudan rebel military commander Simon Gatwech Dual returns to the capital Juba, marking a key step to ending the civil war, which started in August 2015.• Libya’s new unity government, the Government of National Accord, takes control of several ministries in Tripoli. The move follows a UN-brokered peace treaty.• About 11,000 Mozambicans have fled into Malawi following clashes between government troops and the opposition movement Renamo.• Former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond is part of a consortium made up of private equity firm Carlyle to take control of Barclays’ African assets.• Ethiopian troops have surrounded an area where 125 children have been held hostage by a militia from South Sudan.ABROAD• France has won an A$50bn contract to build 12 submarines for the Australian Navy. It beat bids from Japan and Germany.• Car maker Mitsubishi Motors admits falsifying fuel consumption tests for over 600,000 vehicles sold in Japan since 1991.• An inquest into the deaths of 96 footb...
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