Africa News Tonight: Nigeria investigates deadly airstrike, Chad tense ahead of election, Namibia probes Chinese lithium mining company

Nigerian authorities in northwest Sokoto state have launched a probe into a military airstrike that killed at least 10 people this week. Tensions continue to mount in Chad, with opposition and civil society groups vowing to disrupt Sunday’s local council, regional and parliamentary elections. Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy Commissioner has opened a criminal case against China’s Xinfeng Investments for alleged illegal mining of lithium in the country’s northwest.