Deadly dawn raid on Nigerian village
Craig TaylorDozens of people die in a raid on a Nigerian village in an attack believed linked to tensions between herdsmen and farmers. BBC News – Africa
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Sierra Leone VP ‘goes into hiding’
Sierra Leone’s Vice-President Samuel Sam-Sumana tells the BBC he has gone into hiding as he seeks US asylum after troops surrounded his home. BBC News – Africa
IS ‘accepts’ Boko Haram’s allegiance
Islamic State accepts a pledge of allegiance from Nigeria’s militant group Boko Haram, according to an audio message purportedly from IS. BBC News – Africa
Dozens dead in Tanzania bus crash
Two lorries and a bus have collided in Tanzania’s highland region of Iringa, killing 41 people, police tell the BBC. BBC News – Africa
Ivory Coast former first lady jailed
A court in Ivory Coast sentences former first lady Simone Gbagbo to 20 years in jail for her role in violence after the 2010 poll. BBC News – Africa
Allies begin push against Boko Haram
Niger and Chad launch an offensive against Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants, as officials dismiss the group’s pledge to IS as a sign of weakness. BBC News – Africa