‘Four killed’ in Nigeria Kano blast
Craig TaylorA suicide blast in a popular part of the the Nigerian city of Kano kills four people, police say. BBC News – Africa
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Leaders declare ‘war’ on Boko Haram
African leaders meeting in Paris declare “war” on Boko Haram militants, who seized about 220 Nigerian schoolgirls and are suspected of fresh attacks. BBC News – Africa
Nigeria leader to visit girls’ town
Nigeria’s president will on Friday visit the town of Chibok, where more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted a month ago, officials say. BBC News – Africa
Nigeria troops ‘fire at commander’
Soldiers open fire on their commander in the north-eastern Nigeria, witnesses say, as anger grows over failure to tackle Islamist insurgency. BBC News – Africa
Abducted Nigerian girls ‘recognised’
Relatives and friends of the abducted Nigerian schoolgirls identify some of them from a video released by Boko Haram Islamist militants. BBC News – Africa
Nigeria abducted girls ‘sighted’
The governor of Nigeria’s Borno state says he has information on the whereabouts of 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist group Boko Haram. BBC News – Africa