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Pro-Biafra Protests Lead to Shutdown in Parts of Nigeria
Today is the 50th anniversary of the declaration of the breakaway state of Biafra
Today is the 50th anniversary of the declaration of the breakaway state of Biafra; South Sudanese soldiers are on trial accused of raping foreign aid workers and murdering a colleague in July 2016; Zimbabwean football legend Memory Mucherahowa defends his claim that Dynamos FC encouraged juju.
(Photo: A man points at a Biafran flag painted on a wall on Old Market road in Onitsha. Credit: Getty Images.)
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