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Nigeria bans Shia Muslim group
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has described it as a "huge joke"
The Nigerian government says it has banned a Shia Islamic group, following a series of deadly clashes with authorities and after a court injunction gave permission to declare them a terrorist organisation.
Officials in Ethiopia hope to set a world record by planting 200 million trees in a single day, to tackle climate change.
(Image: Protests for the release of Shia leader El Zakzaky. Credit: AP)
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