Zamfara state Police Command has described the protest by some youth in Kaura Namoda as an attempt to cause chaos in the state.

Dozens have been killed in a series of raids on communities in Zamfara State, in north-western Nigeria. The region has seen a worrying spike in attacks from gunmen recently. Our correspondent Sam Olukoya tells us more. Also, France is defending the military takeover in Chad in the wake of the president's battlefield death, but the country's opposition says that current arrangements are dangerously fragile. And Ivorians are doing more of their shopping online. By 2025, e-commerce is expected to account for 10 percent of all sales. Our correspondents meet businesses profiting from the trend.

Zamfara politicians fault declaration of Zamfara as 'No Flight Zone

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Buhari declares Zamfara 'No Fly Zone', bans all mining activities

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Robbery, kidnapping attempt foiled in Zamfara, 14 motorcycles recovered

What I saw in Zamfara is insurgency not banditry - Sheik Gumi

Police kill two bandits, arrest thirty suspects, rescue nine kidnap victims in Zamfara

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Farmers in Zamfara fear looming food scarcity as insecurity persists

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