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Production will stop for two years at the mine which employs more than 4,000 people.
The ban also restricts exports of mercury and cyanide to Sudan, chemicals widely used in gold mining.
Vusimusi "Cat" Matlala could have given evidence against senior police officials in a $22m graft case.
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was convicted in absentia along with 15 RSF commanders and allies.
The UK is trying to extradite a man after his wife and two daughters are found dead in Bedfordshire.
South Africa is cracking down on undocumented migrants following widespread anti-immigration protests.
16-year-old Gwen Klu will play for the West African country in the Billie Jean King Cup.
Children often inherit their father's first name as a surname, but traditions are changing and causing upset.
The government says it was set up with a forged letter of appointment but others say there is more to it.
False claims about Ebola are linked to attacks on treatment facilities, assaults on health workers and disruptions to burials.
El-Obeid has been under "siege-like conditions" for 18 months says the UN human rights chief.
The Trump administration sees the aid as more transactional - but some say it is not a fair trade.
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