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This article describes how civic groups are trying to ban the export of black granite from Zimbabwe. They believe that the local communities do not benefit from the exploitation of the mineral.Black granite rakes in millions of dollars in export earnings mainly from South Africa, Australia, Belgium and other major markets. Activists have, however, condemned the exploitation of the mineral that has left communities in the mining areas wallowing in poverty with environmental decay takes its toll.

The judge in the Oscar Pistorius trial has been placed under police protection after her controversial decision to acquit the athlete. Some groups in South Africa have expressed concern of Judge Thokozile Masipa which they say could amount to racism.

After Oscar Pistorius was charged of manslaughter for killing Reeva Steenkamp, the Judge was placed under police protection for clearing the paralympian for murder. This trial has sparked angers around the world and many protests throughout South Africa.

This article describes the attack that occurred one year ago, where gunmen from the Shabab militant group in Somalia laid siege to the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya. This relates to the article "Somlia Militants Mixing Business and Terror", as they talked about large scale attacks on civilians and even stated this incident/massacre directly.

This articles describes recent events of Somali's Islamist group al-Shabab leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, was killed following a US air strike attack earlier this week, the Pentagon has said. This relates to the previous articles because it talks about how, "The al-Shabab leader had publicly claimed the group's responsibility for the deadly Westgate shopping centre attack in September last year, he said."; in addition, this article also talks about the many suicide bombings that had taken place, which they now take responsibility for.