
Is Boko Haram behind a mass movement of people in northern Nigeria?
Thousands of people fled from the north east town of Rann in northern Nigeria
Tens of thousands of people fled from the northeast town of Rann and surrounding areas to neighbouring Cameroon and Niger, but now a humanitarian crisis looms + Zimbabwean police say more than 1000 people including children have been arrested since violent protests over fuel price increases broke out a fortnight ago + in Ethiopia the Government is taking a Dutch company to the International Court of Arbitration to nullify its patent rights for the processing of Teff flour, a staple ingredient for traditional Ethiopian bread, injera.
(Image: An aerial view of the town of Rann. Image Credit: STEFAN HEUNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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