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Nigeria Ruling Party Hit By Defections
More than 50 lawmakers - from the upper and lower houses have left the ruling APC
More than 50 lawmakers, from parliament's upper and lower houses, have switched allegiance from Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress and gone over to the opposition.
Zimbabwe gears up for its first general elections since former President Robert Mugabe was ousted.
Thousands are homeless and at risk of disease in Liberia after heavy flooding in parts of the country.
And the small nation Dibjouti has become home to China's first overseas military base.
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