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Nigeria classifies bandits as terrorist groups
The military will have more power to fight bandits.
The Nigerian government has classified bandits responsible for kidnappings and attacks as 'terrorist groups’, paving the way for harsher penalties for those arrested. Ivorian ministers without a Covid-19 test certificate are prevented from attending a cabinet meeting. Our correspondents in Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Kenya give us their predictions for 2022.
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