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Nigerians have been reacting on social media to a series of militants attacks that have killed more than 200 people in recent days.
In the latest attack, a suspected suicide bomber killed at least 25 people, many of them school teachers, in the city of Zaria this morning.
Some are asking President Muhammadu Buhari to do more to stop the bloodshed:
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BBC Focus on Africa radio presenter tweets about his interview with Ghanaian singer Rebecca Acheampong, known as Becca.
BBC Africa sport reporter tweets on the latest football club deals for Nigerian players:
The office of the Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza has released a video of the president participating in several activities across the country.
He is shown carrying stones on a building site and taking part in other charity and sporting events.
Mr Nkurunziza's controversial decision to stand for a third term in elections due on July 15, has sparked violence protests and a failed coup attempt.
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The Algerian footballer says he is happy to stay at his north London club for another five years:
The governor of Kaduna state has been tweeting about an attack in Zaria that targeted civil servants registering to work for the new state government at the local government headquarters:
He says the government is working with security agency to end the wave of militant Islamist attacks in the country: