Plans to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda were passed by Parliament, but still face legal challenge.

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BBC News, Lagos

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Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered the army to arrest the killers of 16 soldiers who were murdered while on a peace mission in the south of the country last week.

The troops were responding to clashes between the Okuama and Okoloba communities in the oil-rich southern Delta state, when they were attacked by some community youth, the army said in a statement.

President Tinubu said a civilian was killed in what he termed “a direct attack on our nation”.

“The cowardly offenders responsible for this heinous crime will not go unpunished,” the president said.

“The defence headquarters and chief of defence staff have been granted full authority to bring to justice anybody found to have been responsible for this unconscionable crime against the Nigerian people,” he added.

Nigeria’s military said on Saturday that an investigation was under way and several arrests had been made in connection with the killing of a commanding officer, two majors, one captain and 12 soldiers during the attack.

Earlier on Sunday, reports said parts of the community were set ablaze by unknown groups while the villagers fled the area for fear of reprisal attacks by the country’s military.

Army spokesperson Brig GenTukur Gusau told the BBC he was unaware of the latest incident. However he emphasised that “the military must retrieve the arms and weapons taken from the slain soldiers”.

Rival communities have clashed repeatedly over land ownership and fishing rights in recent weeks, leaving several people dead, local media reported.

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BBC World Service newsroom

Police in Morocco say they have seized more than 10 tonnes of cannabis resin from a fishing boat in Agadir and arrested 13 suspects.

The police said they were investigating possible links with international drug trafficking networks.

Morocco, which is a major producer of cannabis, has allowed the cultivation, export and use of cannabis for medical, cosmetic and industrial purposes since 2021, but not for recreational use.

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Jenifer Lewis, 67, known for her role in comedy series Black-ish, has been talking about her 3m (10ft) fall in November 2022 from a hotel balcony in Tanzania's Serengeti national park.

Recalling the incident to the US-based website TMZ, external, she said that her room had a balcony that was dimly lit and she stepped out to the infinity pool on the deck where she subsequently fell and injured her right hip and shoulder.

She was then flown to and treated in a hospital in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. In the video interview Lewis emotionally thanked Aga Khan University Hospital staff, appreciating their care and compassion.

"They picked me up like I was a baby. They braided my hair. They gave me an extra piece of chicken," she said.

The actress said she kept her fall private until now because she primarily wanted to ensure she was recovering.

“I didn't want y'all to know I had fallen until I could show you how I got back up,” she said.

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BBC World Service newsroom

Heavy fighting has erupted in the Sudanese city of Bahri between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Bahri, also known as Khartoum North, is one of the three adjoining cities that make up the capital area.

The army said it had repelled a major attack by the RSF on a military base on Saturday.

The fighting came days after the army recaptured the headquarters of the state broadcaster.

The army has reportedly gained ground in recent weeks, taking control of most of the city of Omdurman, which is just across the Nile from Khartoum.

On Friday, the United Nations appealed to the warring sides to allow the delivery of humanitarian relief to avert what it called a catastrophic hunger crisis.

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