Gunmen attack Zamfara Emir’s convoy, kill eight

Unidentified gunmen have attacked the convoy of the Emir of Kaura Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Sanusi Muhammad, killing eight people and injuring others.
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We are not willing to return to school - Katsina schoolboy
Schoolboys abducted at the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, have lamented the sufferings they went through in their kidnappers’ den.
A scene at the camp in Malakal, where internal displaced persons await the rainy season
UN calls for inclusion of displaced persons in R-ARCSS implementation
The inclusion of displaced persons in the implementation of South Sudan’s peace agreement is key to success at a time of unprecedented opportunity to find lasting solutions, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) representative to South Sudan, Arafat Jamal, said last week.
There's been an increase in food prices in South Sudan
Christmas: Prices skyrocketing in Aweil
The citizens of South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal State are complaining about skyrocketing prices of food and other commodities which they have attributed to the approaching festive season.
Iron Palace in Launda, Angola. - Copyright © africanews Africanews
History of Angola’s ‘Iron Palace' remains a mystery
The history of the iron palace in Luanda remains shrouded in mystery. Historians say it arrived at the Port of Luanda in 1890, when the ship carrying it would have sunk in Angolan territory.
A man receiving a Cholera vaccination
Cholera vaccination campaign underway in Bor
An oral cholera vaccination campaign is ongoing in the Jonglei State capital, Bor.
DR Congo’s former Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba
Patrice Lumumba's remains to be repatriated to DR Congo
The remains of DR Congo’s former Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba will be repatriated from Belgium, President Félix Tshisekedi has announced.
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok visited Ethiopia briefly on Sunday
Sudan says officers ambushed by Ethiopian 'forces and militias' during patrol
Sudan’s armed forces said on Wednesday that a number of its officers had been ambushed by “Ethiopian forces and militias” during a security patrol of the border region.
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Boko Haram claims school kidnapping in northern Nigeria
Terror group Boko Haram on Tuesday claimed responsibility for abducting over 300 students in Nigeria's northwestern state of Katsina.
Liberia's President, George Weah
Liberians approve constitutional referendum pushed by President Weah
Liberians said "yes" to amendments by President George Weah to reduce the head of state's term and allow dual citizenship, according to partial results for a third of the country's regions announced Tuesday.
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