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“We are disappointed that the rapporteur was silent on intra-group violence” – Presidential Spokeman.

Five soldiers died during the attack and a sixth succumbed to his injuries on Sunday

The plan, to be funded from 2020 to 2024, was announced at end of the Economic Community Summit of West African States in Ouagadougou

More than 600 Nigerians are expected to return from South Africa this week, the Nigerian government has said

The opposition party says it will head to the country’s supreme court to appeal the ruling of the lower court

More than 100,000 Nigerians are estimated to live in South Africa

One vehicle rode over an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Barsalogho area killing 15 people.

The decision came after mobs descending on business hubs and townships in various parts of South Africa

The coup, carried out by troops loyal to ousted President Blaise Compaore, was thwarted by public protest but at the cost of 14 lives

Dawda Jawara, who died aged 95 on Tuesday, was a Glassgow trained veterinary doctor who ruled the country from independence to 1994