Mozambique: Army retakes Palma from militants

In Mozambique, the military now says it has retaken full control of the town of Palma in Cabo Delgado. Thousands of people fled the area after heavily armed militants descended on the town, with thousands taking refuge in the provincial capital Pemba.

Plus, a number of inmates managed to escape from a prison in Owerri in Nigeria’s Imo State, after armed men stormed the town’s administrative district. A police source has told the BBC that the attack was carried out by over a hundred gunmen.

And in Cameroon, tributes are being paid to Cardinal Christian Tumi, who died on Good Friday. He was a harsh critic of the government, and a leading voice for inter-religious dialogue.

(Photo: A woman and her baby at a sports centre housing displaced people in Pemba; Credit: ALFREDO ZUNIGA/AFP via Getty Images)