Nigeria kidnappings: Hunt for 300 girls as second abducted school group freed
Craig TaylorSome 317 girls remain missing in Zamfara state, but 42 people abducted in Niger state are freed. BBC News – Africa
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Nigeria’s Zamfara school abduction: More than 300 Nigerian girls missing
Gunmen raided the boarding school in the north-western state of Zamfara on Friday morning. BBC News – Africa
Viewpoint: Self-defence not the answer to Nigeria’s kidnap crisis
The defence minister said people should at times provide their own security but it is not that easy. BBC News – Africa
Covid infection in Lagos ‘may top Africa’s official total’
An antibodies survey in Nigeria suggests millions, not thousands, have already had coronavirus. BBC News – Africa
Africa’s data gap: The cost of not counting the dead
Just eight countries in Africa have adequate death registration systems, a BBC investigation finds. BBC News – Africa
Covid-19: Which countries in Africa are administering vaccines?
Some African nations have just begun vaccination programmes, but many have yet to start. BBC News – Africa