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Nigeria Releases Over 200 Boko Haram Suspects
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
Nigerian authorities have released 244 Boko Haram suspests from detention, saying they have been "de-radicalised" under a programme known as operation safe corridor.
In Uganda, surgical operations have been suspended because of blood shortages.
And we talk to Amna El-Shandaweely, an Egyptian designer who's aiming to use fashion to change the world.
(Photo: A soldier stands at the entrance of a damaged house following attacks by Boko Haram fighters. Credit: Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images)
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Tue 16 Jan 201815:06GMT
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