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Tanzanian-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel prize

Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel Prize for Literature for his 鈥渦ncompromising鈥� portrayal of colonialism

Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah says he was "surprised and humbled" to be awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Plus sub-Saharan Africa welcomes the historic breakthrough in the fight against the deadly malaria disease.

And as South Africa鈥檚 Desmond Tutu turns 90, we pay tribute to the anti-apartheid icon.

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