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US names Nigerians in 'romance fraud' investigation

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

The US authorities have charged 80 people, "most of whom are Nigerian nationals", with participating in a conspiracy to steal millions of dollars, prosecutors say.

Scientists say they have successfully extracted eggs from the world’s last two surviving northern white females rhinos as they race to save the species from extinction.

The eggs will now be fertilized using frozen sperms that were collected from the last male of the species, who died last year.

Five young people have been killed and twenty-one injured at a rap concert in Algeria.

(Image: Prosecutors say it is one of the largest cases of its kind. Credit: Getty)

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Fri 23 Aug 201917:06GMT

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