
Nigeria: President Buhari visits Boko Haram front line
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived for a one-day working visit in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state and the birthplace of the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived for a one-day working visit in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state and the birthplace of the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency. Do Gambians want the death penalty in their planned new constitution? Former Botswana President Festus Mogae committed huge resources to the fight against HIV/Aids. He explains why. Plus, on the menu fried grasshoppers - much loved in Uganda.
Photo: President Buhari expressed his shock on Saturday about the attack on the Metele military base. Getty Images
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