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Supporters of Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari react on the street as his motorcade passes by, upon his arrival, in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. Buhari returned to the country Saturday after more than three months in London for medical treatment, while the government gave no details on what exactly has been ailing him. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga)

Nigerian president vows to step up fight against Boko HaramNigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari vows to reinvigorate battle against Boko Haram Islamic extremists in address to the nation after more than three months in London for medical treatment

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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari addresses nation on television after months away for medical treatmentNigerian President Muhammadu Buhari addresses nation on television after months away for medical treatment

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 file photo, volunteers stand at the scene of heavy flooding and mudslides in Regent, just outside of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown. Churches across Sierra Leone held special services Sunday, Aug. 20 in memory of the more than 450 people who were killed in mudslides and flooding earlier this week. (AP Photo/Kabba Kargbo, file)

Hospital officals: Nearly 500 dead in Sierra Leone mudslidesChurches across Sierra Leone held special services Sunday in memory of the more than 450 people who were killed in mudslides and flooding earlier this week

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Gabriella Engels looks on during a media conference in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. The model who accuses Zimbabwe's first lady of assault, 20-year-old Gabriella Engels, has been offered legal assistance by a prominent lawyer Gerrie Nel, who secured the murder conviction of Oscar Pistorius. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Grace Mugabe gets diplomatic immunity, returns to ZimbabweGranted diplomatic immunity by South Africa, the wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe returned home from Johannesburg on Sunday despite calls that she be prosecuted for allegedly assaulting a young model at a luxury hotel there

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The Latest: South Africa grants immunity to Zim first ladySouth Africa granted diplomatic immunity to Zimbabwe's first lady, who was accused of assaulting a woman in a Johannesburg hotel a week ago

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FILE - In this Saturday Feb. 27, 2016 file photo, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, left, and his wife Grace attend his birthday celebrations in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. President Robert Mugabe is in South Africa as his wife is accused of assaulting a young model. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)

A look at Zimbabwe's first lady, who is accused of assaultA look at Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe, who is accused of assaulting South African model

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In this photo released by the Nigeria State House, Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari, centre, walks upon his arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe airport in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. Buhari has returned to the country after more than three months in London for medical treatment. His office says Buhari will address the nation in a broadcast Monday morning. The government of Africa's most populous nation has never said what exactly has been ailing the 74-year-old leader. (Sunday Aghaeze/Nigeria State House via AP)

Nigeria's ailing president returns after 3 months awayNigeria's president returns to country after more than 3 months in London for mystery illness

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Anti-Mugabe demonstrators protest against Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe, in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, as tensions rise over allegations that she assaulted a young model at a luxury hotel in Johannesburg last Sunday. South Africa's government says it has not yet decided to grant the Zimbabwe government's request for diplomatic immunity for Mugabe. (AP Photo)

South Africa mulls fate of Mugabe's wife after assault claimSouth Africa mulls fate of Mugabe's wife after assault claim; Zimbabwe blocks SAA flights

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The Latest: Nigeria's president returns after 3 months awayThe Latest: Nigeria's president returns after 3 months in London for medical treatment

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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe attends the Southern African Development Community's leaders' conference in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. Zimbabwe's first lady is expected to make her first public appearance today since being accused of assaulting a young model at a luxury hotel in South Africa. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

The Latest: South Africa blocks Air Zimbabwe flightThe Latest: South Africa blocks Air Zimbabwe flight from leaving country

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FILE- In this Tuesday, Aug.15, 2017 file photo, volunteers search for bodies from the scene of heavy flooding and mudslides in Regent, just outside of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown. Survivors picking through the debris of Sierra Leone's deadly mudslides are facing the reality that most, if not all, of the estimated 600 people missing are dead. (AP Photo/ Manika Kamara, File)

Hundreds missing in Sierra Leone mudslides likely deadHundreds missing in Sierra Leone mudslides likely dead almost a week after disaster

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Congo landslide death toll likely 200, governor saysCongo landslide death toll likely 200, governor says; dozens of homes destroyed

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Zimbabwe blocks South African Airways flights amid scandal over president Mugabe's wifeZimbabwe blocks South African Airways flights amid scandal over president Mugabe's wife

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Attacks on aid workers increasing in South Sudan, UN saysAttacks on aid workers increasing in South Sudan, United Nations says

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Nigeria says ailing president returning to country today after more than 3 months in LondonNigeria says ailing president returning to country today after more than 3 months in London

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AP Entertainment HeadlinesJerry Lewis, comedy icon and telethon host dies, at 91

FILE - In a March 29, 1951 file photo, actor-comedian Dean Martin, left, and his wife, Jeanne, are shown with actor-comedian Jerry Lewis, far right, and his wife, singer Patti, as they arrive at the Academy Awards presentations at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. Jerry Lewis, the comedian and director whose fundraising telethons became as famous as his hit movies, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, in Las Vegas, according to his publicist. He was 91. (AP Photo, File)

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AP Entertainment HeadlinesComedian, civil rights activist Dick Gregory dies at 84

FILE - In this July 21, 2012 file photo, comedian and activist Dick Gregory poses for a portrait during the PBS TCA Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. Gregory, the comedian and activist and who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and used his humor to spread messages of social justice and nutritional health, has died. He was 84. Gregory died late Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Washington, D.C. after being hospitalized for about a week, his son Christian Gregory told The Associated Press. He had suffered a severe bacterial infection. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

AP Entertainment HeadlinesFrench designer in costly dispute over Pitt-Jolie chateau

FILE - This May 31, 2008 file photo, shows the Miraval property in Correns, near Brignoles, southern France, Saturday, May 31, 2008. A French lighting designer has won a $600,000 court ruling in a dispute with Brad Pitt over a grandiose re-design of his and Angelina Jolie's chateau in Provence. Designer Odile Soudant says her business went under because of Pitt's refusal to pay for costly architectural reveries, and she is now fighting for intellectual property rights over the Chateau Miraval's lighting design. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)

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