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The Nigerian air force says its planes have attacked a convoy of Boko Haram Islamist militants destroying the vehicles and killing the jihadists inside them.

A PR firm, which issues statements on behalf of the military, said the same Islamist militants were involved in the recent attack on a Nigerian military base in Borno state.

Although the military has not disclosed how many troops died at the Metele base, soldiers who shot a video that seems to show the aftermath of the attack said around 100 soldiers had been killed.

A video of the attack itself has caused a great deal of shock in Nigeria and President Muhammadu Buhari has promised more resources for the soldiers fighting Boko Haram.

Lost tapes of a British comedy duo have been found in a derelict cinema in Sierra Leone after 50 years.

Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise were a British comedy double act who achieved iconic status in the UK.

Despite this, some of their episodes were lost when BBC workers recycled the tape reels for new recordings.

But archive preservation expert Philip Morris found that recordings were also sent around the world, reports the Daily Mail, external.

He found two episodes from 1968 in an abandoned cinema in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.

These episodes will now be broadcast on the BBC in the UK at Christmas.

Two people have been shot dead in a court in Durban, South Africa.

Unconfirmed reports suggest an armed man shot his ex-wife and another man.

A reporter tweeted as the incident unravelled:

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Eight Kenyans who recently completed their final secondary school exams have appeared in court accused of cheating and insulting the education and interior ministers.

They were arrested after a video was widely shared showing several boys celebrating as they hurled insults at the ministers. They boasted that they had cheated in the exams but would not be caught.

Last month, the ministers said they were putting in place new security measures to prevent exam cheating which is a serious problem in Kenyan schools.

The eight teenagers have been remanded for a week at a police station to allow the prosecution to continue its investigations.

Read more: What exam cheating tells us about distrust in Kenya

Tunisian unions and civil society groups called for protests later today against a planned visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, reports AFP news agency.

They are protesting over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.

On 2 October the well-known journalist and critic of the Saudi government was murdered in Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul.

Tunisia's presidency said the prince will visit for several hours on Tuesday as part of a regional tour which includes UAE and Bahrain.

A large banner at the journalists' union was displayed over the weekend saying "No to the desecration of Tunisia, country of the revolution".

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In an open letter to Tunisia's presidency, the journalists' union said the prince's visit would be "a flagrant violation of the principles of our revolution".

Tunisia's 2011 uprising deposed longtime dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and triggered the Arab Spring.

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A court in Italy's northern city of Milan is considering charges of corruption against Eni and Shell in a controversial oil deal that led to Nigeria losing an estimated $6bn (£4.7bn).

The deal gave Shell and Eni the rights to explore an offshore oil field in the Niger Delta which is estimated to contain nine billion barrels of oil.

But the process of how they secured the contract is dogged by claims of corruption.

Shell and Eni are accused of knowing the $1.1bn they paid to Nigeria would be used for bribes.

The Italian and Anglo-Dutch energy giants deny any wrongdoing.

Campaigners believe this is a landmark case and the outcome of the trial in Milan will cause an earthquake that would reverberate through the oil and gas industry.

Read more on the BBC News website.

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A conference focusing on the sustainable use of the world's oceans seas, lakes and rivers is under way in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

Thousands of delegates from around the world including researchers and conservationists are expected to attend the three day Sustainable Blue Economy Conference which Kenya is co-hosting with Japan and Canada.

The conference organisers are expecting countries and companies to make commitments to help ensure the world's water resources are protected for future generations.

The event will look at the impact of climate change on the world's water resources, how to prevent overfishing and how to minimise pollution which is having the greatest impact on the least developed countries.

A man has survived after falling from the seventh floor of a beachfront flat in Durban, South Africa, reports Times Live, external.

The newspaper added that the 47-year-old retired sailor fell from the 7th floor and landed on a mesh awning on the second floor.

The police reportedly found him trapped on the awning.

He was badly injured and taken to hospital, report Times Live.

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said he believes overcrowding was responsible for Saturday's boat disaster on Lake Victoria in which at least 30 people died.

The vessel was designed to transport 50 people but is said to have been carrying 120 passengers.

Many are still missing. They had been holding a party on board when the boat capsized. The Ugandan president said the operators of the unlicensed vessel would be prosecuted.

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Police in central Somalia say al-Shabab militants have attacked a religious centre, killing a cleric and nine of his followers.

A police spokesman said the gunmen and a suicide bomber targeted the Sufi Muslim shrine in the city of Galkayo.

He said at least 10 other people were injured.

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