[wanabidii] Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's bodyguard arrested for having ties to Boko Haram (M&G Africa)

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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's bodyguard arrested for having ties to Boko Haram   Alarming claim suggests that Boko Haram managed to manipulate itself to get extremely close to the president.

Mauritius, the easiest place to do business in Africa, expects 46% jump in foreign investment this year   The African Development Bank ranks Mauritius the most competitive economy in sub-Saharan Africa

Nigeria court accuses ex-president Jonathan's campaigners of stealing taxpayers' money   The government of Buhari, elected last year on an anti-corruption platform, said it has recovered more than $500 million of missing state funds

​Islamist militant attacks on the rise across Africa; they rose more than 300% from 2009 to 2015   There were 171 terrorist attacks and 541 deaths in Africa in 2009. In 2015 that had risen to 4,600 deaths from 738 militant attacks

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