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'Nigerian air strike' kills seven children in Niger

Niger and Nigeria have been conducting joint military operations against armed gangs in the border regions.

Seven children have been killed in Niger in an air strike by the Nigerian army targeting "bandits", a local governor and state media have said. At least 80 supporters of an opposition party in Zimbabwe remain in detention after they were arrested in the city of Masvingo over the weekend. Plus we visit a luxury hotel for dogs in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo: Niger and Nigeria have been conducting joint military operations against armed gangs in the border regions. Credit: Getty Images)

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Mon 21 Feb 202217:06GMT

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