Buhari urges unity on Nigeria's 60th anniversary

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed for unity as the country celebrates its 60th independence anniversary.
A woman raises the Nigerian flag as she participates in a parade to mark Nigeria's 55th anniversary
Nigeria turns 60: Hope despite anger over corruption, poverty
It was just after midnight in Lagos, on a horse-racing track turned square, when Nigeria’s new white and green flag was hoisted officially for the first time, replacing Britain’s Union Jack.
Samora Machel was Mozambique's independence leader but was prominent in lending support to Africa
Meet Mozambique’s independence leader Samora Machel who took the war to apartheid South Africa
The story is quite popular that Samora Machel was forced into political activism by the fact that while a hospital aide at Miguel Bombarda Hospital in Mozambique, he joined others to protest the wage discrimination against Black African workers at the hospital.