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Britain to halve humanitarian aid budget to Nigeria from next year
"Nigeria must do more to defeat Boko Haram" - UK Int'l Development Sec. Priti Patel
Britain says Nigeria must do more to defeat Boko Haram extremists. Plus, the South African president's son, Duduzane Zuma - who is a business partner of the controversial Gupta family - has denied he is involved in corruption. Also: anger in Sierra Leone as huge numbers disappear from the voter's roll.
Picture: Britan's International Development Secretary, Priti Patel at a Maiduguri hospital where the budget announcement was made. Credit: BBC
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