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In Sudan, some child soldiers have become TikTok celebrities.

Some pages were inviting users to comment on which of the child soldiers they prefer.

It seems that it's become like a viral phenomenon.

I'm Marco Wormann why the trend has experts concerned. Also in Mexico,

a cartel boss was killed and chaos erupted. We've never seen anything quite as widespread

across so many different Mexican states. Also, good news from the Galapagos, giant tortoises make

a comeback. We worked our way up the side of the volcano and discovered some very distinct looking tortoises

that really didn't seem to belong.

And remembering Ghana's Kwami and Krumah.

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Tomorrow.

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Buses and cars have been torched, so have banks and gas stations. Roads are blocked.

That is the current situation across several states in Mexico, since security forces killed one of

the country's most wanted cartel bosses. Nemesio Oseguera-Servantes, known as El Mencho,

was the leader of the cartel, Halisco, New Generation. He was wounded during a capture operation

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