“When the spirit is with you, you do not get tired.' Dozens of people are arriving in South Sudan's capital, Juba, to see the Pope. Some have even walked 300km (190 miles) over nine days to make the pilgrimage. Find out more about the Pope's visit here:
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More than 13,000 people from two communities in Nigeria have filed individual claims against the oil company Shell at the High Court in London. Regardless of the cause, she said:"SPDC has and will continue to clean up and remediate areas affected by spills from its facilities or pipeline network."
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