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A girl tells her story of how she escaped being a suicide bomber
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In Nigeria last year, 133 children were strapped with weapons and sent into crowded markets, streets and other public places in the north-east of the country. Two-thirds of them were girls.
Ethiopia releases one of the high profile journalists in jail for terror related activities.
A look into Eritrea's stringent policy on military conscription.
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