Libyan militias are out of control and holding thousands of people in secret detention centres, while the weak interim government struggles to assert its authority, the UN has heard.
Two foreign aid workers kidnapped in Somalia three months ago have been freed in a US military raid, officials say.
The overnight raid was carried out by military helicopters and involved US Navy Seals, unidentified Western officials said.
A 24-hour curfew is in place in Nigeria's northern city of Kano, after co-ordinated bomb attacks killed at least seven people.
Police stations and the state police HQ were among the targets, and gunfire was heard across the second biggest city.
A key suspect in the Christmas Day bombing which killed at least 38 people in Nigeria has escaped from custody, police have admitted.
Kabiru Sokoto - believed to be a member of the Islamist sect Boko Haram - was arrested on Saturday in the capital Abuja after police trailed him.
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Libyan militias are out of control and holding thousands of people in secret detention centres, while the weak interim government struggles to assert its authority, the UN has heard.
Two foreign aid workers kidnapped in Somalia three months ago have been freed in a US military raid, officials say.
A 24-hour curfew is in place in Nigeria's northern city of Kano, after co-ordinated bomb attacks killed at least seven people.
A key suspect in the Christmas Day bombing which killed at least 38 people in Nigeria has escaped from custody, police have admitted.
