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Mass Prison Break as Over 200 Inmates Escape From Facility in Nigeria
Footage taken from outside the prison complex in Edo, southern Nigeria, shows men clambering over the barbed prison fences as chaos breaks out on the streets below.
Angelique Kidjo: Why School Is So Vital to GIrls
"130 million girls not going to school and we are in the 21st century—it's staggering," says the triple Grammy winner.
Benin: 'King of Cotton' Expected to Win Presidency
Lionel Zinsou has conceded defeat to Patrice Talon after a closely fought election in the West African state.
In Pictures: Benin Chooses Its New President
The West African country went to the polls as current President Thomas Boni Yayi stepped down.
In Pictures: Benin Celebrates its Voodoo Holiday
Worshippers gathered to pray for peace during the country's presidential elections scheduled for February.
'Hundreds' of Foreign Mercenaries Fighting Boko Haram
South African and former Soviet Union mercenaries training and advising military for pre-election offensive.
Boko Haram Militants Disguised as Women Caught by Nigerian Military
Jihadists attempt to sneak out of Baga town wearing women's clothes as the military campaign escalates.
Niger Approves Sending Troops to Nigeria to Fight Boko Haram
Niger's parliament approves the deployment of more than 3,000 troops to tackle Boko Haram in northern Nigeria.