End Sars protests: Growing list of celebrities pledge support for demonstrators

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There is continuing unrest in Lagos after witnesses said the army fired on demonstrators.

End Sars protests: People ‘shot dead’ in Lagos, Nigeria

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Witnesses say several died when soldiers opened fire in Lagos but the army calls it "fake news".

Taiwan charges Chinese captain over killing of ‘Somali pirates’

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Officials say the Chinese national ordered the killings while captaining a Taiwanese vessel in 2012.

Nigeria protests: Millions placed under curfew as violence spreads

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Curfews are extended beyond the city of Lagos as anti-riot officers struggle to control protests.

DR Congo jail break: ‘Islamist ADF rebels’ free 1,300 inmates

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The attackers came in large numbers and broke the jail's door, officials say.

How clothes reflect growing Oromo ethnic pride in Ethiopia

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Oromos have complained of marginalisation but they are now increasingly assertive in their identity.

Trump set to remove Sudan from state sponsors of terrorism list

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The US president says he will act once Sudan pays $335m to "US terror victims and families".

End Sars protests: Amnesty warns of ‘escalating attacks’

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Protesters at the offices of the central bank are wounded after being attacked, rights group says.

Chagos Islands dispute: Mauritius calls US and UK ‘hypocrites’

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Prime Minister Jugnauth says the UK cannot talk about human rights and remain in the Chagos Islands.

Sudan khalwas: Undercover in the schools that chain boys

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A BBC News Arabic investigation has uncovered systemic child abuse inside Islamic schools in Sudan.