Nigerian high school students begin final exams
They have had just two weeks to prepare.
More than 1.5 million final-year secondary school students in Nigeria will start to sit their final exams from Monday.
Somali special forces say they have ended a siege at a hotel in the capital Mogadishu that was stormed by armed al-Shabab militants. At least 12 people were killed at the beachside Elite Hotel, in addition to five militants, according to the police.
Plus, we speak to Somto Ajuluchukwu, the founder of Lagos based Vortex 247 comics. He talks about his journey telling African stories through cartoons and comic books.
(Photo: Final year students of Agidingbi Senior Grammar School, Ikeja in Lagos, Nigeria. Credit: Getty Images)
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