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Tunisia's Etoile beat Pirates to lift Confederation Cup Tunisia's Etoile Du Sahel beat South Africa's Orlando Pirates 1-0 in the second leg of the African Confederation Cup final in Sousse to triumph 2-1 on aggregate. Captain Ammar Jemal scored the winner for the Tunisians to add to his late equaliser in the first leg, which had finished 1-1. Sunday's game was played amid tight security, following Tuesday's bomb attack in Tunis, with a reduced crowd and an earlier kick-off time.

Pope Francis visits mosque in CAR capital Bangui

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Pope Francis visited a paediatric hospital in Bangui on Sunday Pope Francis is visiting a mosque in the capital of the Central African Republic, in what is being seen as the most difficult part of his Africa tour. The Pope is meeting Muslims who have sought shelter in Bangui after nearly three years of violence between Christians and Muslims. Most Muslims have left the capital but 15,000 are left in an area called PK5 surrounded by armed Christian militia.