Nigeria's military quizzed over 7,000 deaths

Amnesty says since March 2011, Nigerian soldiers have murdered, tortured and abused thousands of detainees. But Nigeria's military denies the claims.

Burundi's electoral body has delayed planned local and parliamentary elections in response to an appeal from African leaders after more than a month of protests against the president's bid for a third term.

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(Picture: Nigerian soldiers on patrol. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)