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Hundreds of Nigerian child soldiers have been freed

Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

Nearly 900 children who were part of a militia helping to fight Islamist militant group Boko Haram have been freed, according to the United Nations;

And the number of people displaced within their own countries by conflict and violence is at an all time high, according to the UN;

It's been a year since the tragic incident in Solai - western Nairobi, when a dam burst its banks, killing 48 people and rendering over 2000 homeless;

(Image: Boko Haram militant group. Credit: AFP)

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Fri 10 May 201917:06GMT

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