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Liberian TV host arrested in Sierra Leone
Media personality Henry Costa has been an outspoken critic of President Weah
Liberia TV host Henry Costa has been detained in Freetown. Abdu Koroma from a lawyers association in Sierra Leone speaks about the case.
Ethiopia picks 16th August as election day, but critics fear the wet weather of rainy season could affect voters turnout. The BBC's Kalkidan Yibeltal explores the objections of the opposition parties.
We mark 50 years since the end of the Nigerian civil war by speaking to General Yakubu Gowon, who was Head of State at the time.
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