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Today’s African proverb:
Quote MessageDon't respond to a mosquito bite with a hammer."
An Ekegusii proverb sent by Omar Junior, Kisumu in Kenya and Denis Demesi Sagide, Suzhou in China
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Twenty-one Chibok girls have been released in Nigeria
The Swiss government and Red Cross negotiated their freedom
Sources say they were swapped for four high-profile Boko Haram commanders
But a Nigerian minister denies there was a prisoner swap
Most of the rescued girls have babies, a security official tells the BBC
Kenya grants citizenship to 10,000 stateless Makonde people
South African opposition leader Julius Malema to be charged over 'land grab remarks'
Calls to speed up South Sudan war crimes court
Staff at a South African university donate their bonuses to poor students
Email stories and comments to africalive@bbc.co.uk - Thursday 13 October 2016
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