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Communities in Nigeria win pay out over oil spills

$16m will be shared out across several communities in the Niger Delta region.

Oil company Shell will pay $16m to communities in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria which have been heavily affected by their oil spills.

Zimbabwe has prohibited the export of raw lithium from its mines. It has one of the world鈥檚 biggest reserves of the mineral which is currently in high demand.

麻豆社 Trending speaks to Akon about his ambitious projects in Africa, which have failed to come to fruition.

And our Resident Presidents assess the recent allegations against South Africa鈥檚 president, Cyril Ramaphosa.

(Photo: A river during low tide at Ogoniland's village of K-Dere, near Bodo, which is part of the Niger Delta region. Credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images).

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