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AfricaLink | Deutsche Welle 02.04.2018 | 18:00 UTC Who was Winnie Mandela, South Africa's 'Mother of the Nation?' Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela, has died aged 81. She fought alongside her husband against the country's apartheid regime, but was not without controversy. South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela dies, aged 81 South Africa: The rise and fall of the ANC South African President Jacob Zuma falls from favor in ANC South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela dies, aged 81 Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a stalwart of South Africa's anti-apartheid movement, has died after a long illness, her family says. She was the ex-wife of late President Nelson Mandela. After Apartheid Robben Island: A view into Mandela's prison life Truth and Reconciliation's checkered legacy Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid fighter and statesman, dies aged 95 South Africa: The rise and fall of the ANC Oxfam sex abuse: South Africa's Desmond Tutu turns away from organization Further clash in Nigeria despite 'negotiations,' 18 dead A clash between Boko Haram jihadis and Nigerian troops near Maiduguri has left at least 18 people dead, according to police in the northeastern city. Two villages and a military base were targeted. World in Progress: Difficult reintegration of ex Boko Haram fighters Nigeria: Kidnapped schoolgirls freed by Boko Haram Nigeria fails to protect schools from Boko Haram's attacks Nigeria: Mixed reactions to Maiduguri curfew   © Deutsche Welle 2018