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African leaders address UN general assembly
Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari decried the use of nuclear weapons.
A number of African heads of state have been addressing the UN general assembly, including Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari.
Somalia’s army makes significant gains against al-Shabab by teaming up with local milita.
Plus a Kenyan start-up making sustainable sanitary pads has won a $1 million prize.
(Photo: President Buhari addressing UNGA. Credit: EPA-EFE)
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