UN chief to visit Nigeria insurgency victims

The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres - on a tour of West Africa - is due in north-east Nigeria to meet families who have been affected by the Islamist insurgency.

He is travelling from neighbouring Niger - another country that has been under sustained attacks from jihadist militants.

Mr Guterres is pushing for robust African peace initiatives as well as counter-terrorism operations under the auspices of the African Union (AU).

He will also be having talks with the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on the impact on Africa of food and energy price increases exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine.

This is the first visit of the UN secretary general to Nigeria.