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Nigeria's one billion dollar arms deal

The United States is selling Nigeria nearly 1 billion dollars worth of weapons to help stabilise the country against armed gangs and separatist groups.

Nigeria is equipping its armed forces with new weapons. But as the US Senate seals the deal we ask our analyst -will the new weaponry secure the country?. Also: We discuss Russian mercenaries and security with Mali's Foreign Minister. And explore Ghana's past through its architectural photography archive.

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