Nigeria just heard from its president for the first time in seven weeks
The health of the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has been the source of constant speculation in the West African country since the start of 2017. The 74-year-old ex-military general, who came to power in 2015, has been on medical leave for more than 14 weeks this year. Buhari is currently in the U.K. receiving treatment for an undisclosed medical condition. He left on May 7 and Nigerians have not heard from him since. But that changed on Saturday when the Nigerian president released an audio recording for the celebration of Eid al-Fitr—the Muslim festival that marks the end of Ramadan—on Saturday. The 1-minute clip featured Buhari speaking in Hausa—a language common in northern Nigeria,
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