Live from Abuja as Nigeria prepares to vote
Nigerians will vote for their next President on Saturday
On Saturday Nigeria will elect its President and National Assembly. Africa’s most populous nation has been dealing with a range of challenges since its first democratic transfer of power four years ago. What are the issues facing the forerunners for the country’s top job?
A Sudanese refugee who has been detained on Australia’s controversial Manus Island on Papua New Guinea has won a major human rights award. Abdul Aziz Muhamat fled Darfur in when he was just a boy, and was still only 20 when he was sent to Manus 6 years ago.
A new type of tarantula with a peculiar horn on its back has been found in Angola. The scientists behind the discovery think it may not be the only undiscovered species in the country.
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