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Bola Tinubu sworn in as Nigeria's new president

He takes over from Muhammadu Buhari.

Bola Tinubu has been sworn in as the new president of Nigeria at a ceremony in Abuja's Eagle Square.

Somalia has announced it will restore universal suffrage next year ending a decade of indirect voting.

And we meet one of Namibia’s most successful musicians, Gazza.

(Photo: Nigeria President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu swears in during ceremony in the capital, Abuja. Credit: Emmanuel Osodi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images).

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Mon 29 May 202315:06GMT
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