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Local media reported that no-one was killed, and no prisoners escaped

The incident occured in Nigeria’s troubled northwest, where kidnapping and cattle-rustling are common

Zibi caused an uproar when he quit his post as an MP in the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG)

The protesters are calling for the release of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, who has been held on terror charges by authorities

The display cases at the royal palace in Benin’s southern town of Abomey are coated in dust and the exhibition halls plunged in darkness. But local…

Local media said the Turks were working for a construction firm in the state

The three-vehicle convoy was returning to Damasak from Layi village when the gunmen opened fire

She was rushed to the local hospital where within 10 minutes she swiftly delivered a baby boy

The army has not officially confirmed the attacks

The two nations are campaigning to end a situation where cocoa producers make only $6 billion