Car bomb rocks Nigeria’s capital
Craig TaylorA car bomb attack in the Nigerian capital Abuja, the second in recent weeks, kills at least 19 people and injures dozens more. BBC News – Africa
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Nigeria march over girls’ abductions
Women in Nigeria march to demand that more be done to secure the release of 230 schoolgirls abducted by militants two weeks ago. BBC News – Africa
Seized Nigerian girls ‘taken abroad’
Some of the schoolgirls abducted by suspected militant Islamists in northern Nigeria are believed to have been taken to neighbouring states, a local leader tells the BBC. BBC News – Africa
Muslims leave CAR capital Bangui
Peacekeepers escort a convoy of more than 1,200 Muslims out of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic. BBC News – Africa
Zimbabwe’s MDC suspends Tsvangirai
Zimbabwe’s opposition MDC party suspends leader Morgan Tsvangirai for “deviating from democratic principles”. BBC News – Africa
Nigeria vows to find abducted girls
After a crisis meeting, Nigeria’s government vows to do all it can to rescue some 190 girls abducted from their school last week. BBC News – Africa