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Remembering Nigeria's First Professional Army Officer

Nigeria's forgotten hero, Brigadier Zakariya Maimalari was killed in a coup d'etat

Nigeria's forgotten hero, Brigadier Zakariya Maimalari was one of the first Africans to study at the British Royal Military Academy.

Plus Tunisia's government gives the green light for parliament to discuss equal inheritance rights for women.

And we hear from the South African actress who has been appointed to promote Japan in her home country.

(Phots: Nigeria's Brigadier Zakariya Maimalari. Courtesy of Haruna Yahaya Poloma)

53 minutes

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Mon 13 Aug 201817:06GMT

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