Freed Chibok girls not allowed home for Christmas, say families
Craig TaylorFamilies of 21 Nigerian Chibok girls freed by Boko Haram say the girls are being closely guarded by authorities. BBC News – Africa
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Freed Chibok girls reunited with their families for Christmas
More than 20 Chibok girls freed in Nigeria by Boko Haram reunite with their families for Christmas. BBC News – Africa
Nigerian officials row over ‘plastic rice’
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Kenya’s Cord MPs storm out over ‘fight’
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DR Congo anti-Kabila protests ‘leave more than 20 dead’
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