Militants attack Nigeria governor’s convoy

Suspected Islamist militants on Sunday attacked the convoy of Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum, while returning to the capital, Maiduguri.
Komi Selom Klassou has served as Togo's prime minister since 2015
Togo Prime Minister and government resign
Togolese Prime Minister Komi Selom Klassou and his government have resigned, in an expected political reshuffle delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.
He had attempted to extort a woman with a promise to give her a tender
S Africa police arrest mayor impostor
Police in South Africa have arrested a 28-year-old man for impersonating a local mayor.
Sudan's Prime Minister in the transitional government Abdalla Hamdok addresses people (REUTERS/ Moh
Sudan rejects linking removal from U.S. terrorism list with Israel ties
Sudan does not want to link its removal from a U.S. terrorism list that is hindering access to foreign funding for the country’s economy with a normalisation of relations with Israel, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Saturday.
Sierra Leone President
We cannot be this corrupt - Sierra Leone president
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio has said an investigation into allegations of corruption into the administration of his predecessor, President Ernest Bai Koroma, will lead to a large amount of property being confiscated and stolen money being returned to the state.
Lexy and his foster family (KATE STANWORTH)
Italian family fosters Gambian migrant: 'The son we never had'
Muhammed Sanneh was an orphan when he left The Gambia aged 16 to try and find a way to support his two younger siblings.
Paul Rusesabagina appeared in court in Kigali on Friday
Hotel Rwanda 'hero' admits his role in Armed Group for Diplomacy
The polarising hero of the oscar-nominated hit movie 'Hotel Rwanda,' Paul Rusesabagina — who is currently on trial on 13 charges including terrorism, financing and founding militant groups, murder, arson and conspiracy to involve children in armed groups, appeared in court in Kigali on Friday.
The International Organization for Migration said another 13 people were unaccounted for
Migrants rescued by fishing boats near Libya
The bodies of three migrants have been recovered after a vessel sank off the coast of western Libya.
Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia PM
Ethiopia tells U.N. 'no intention' of using dam to harm Egypt, Sudan
Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, told the United Nations on Friday that his country has “no intention” of harming Sudan and Egypt with a giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile that has caused a bitter water dispute between the three countries.
Jewellery maker Kijolo Kasale told the BBC she was missing the money she got from European tourists
'We pray the tourists come back soon' - Kenya
Communities in private wildlife conservancies in Kenya are finding it hard to feed their families as the tourism industry continues to struggle from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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