With a view to keeping you updated on what’s happening both in Africa and around the world, here’s a run-down of the top stories currently trending on social media:
Chibok Girls: President Muhammadu Buhari has said that one of the conditions given by Boko Haram for the release of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls was for the Nigerian government to release one of its sect members with expertise in making Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs).
#Nigeria president @NGRPresident in talks with Boko Haram over #Chibokgirls, says @THISDAYLIVEhttp://t.co/YmwYxTPeQEpic.twitter.com/O7AYJMIzV7
— BBC Outside Source (@BBCOS) September 16, 2015
Saraki: A 13-count charge of corruption has been filed against Senate President, Bukola Saraki, by the Code of Conduct Bureau.
Corruption charges slammed against Senate President, Bukola Saraki http://t.co/ASqiDqpC7Z
— Y! Online (@YNaija) September 16, 2015
#Mugabe: Zimbabwe’s 91-year-old President Robert Mugabe read out the wrong speech at the opening of parliament on Tuesday, an error which the main opposition quickly used to question whether Africa’s oldest leader was still of a sound mind.
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe reads wrong speech in parliament http://t.co/vNSFhfzSoHpic.twitter.com/ALj1JZpHic
— BBC Africa (@BBCAfrica) September 15, 2015
