Security
RSF-aligned alliance calls Sudan’s El-Obeid city ‘legitimate military target’ despite international warnings
KHARTOUM, Sudan An alliance led by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has called the Sudanese city of El-Obeid a...
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Consulate demands justice as another Nigerian killed in South Africa
The Nigerian consulate general in Johannesburg has condemned the alleged brutal killing of a Nigerian national, Musa Yunana Joe, by yet-to-be-identified suspects...
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Rescue operation ongoing for abducted Oyo pupils, teachers: Army chief
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, says troops are making significant progress towards the rescue of 39...
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Killing of Kaduna farmers shows ‘so-called’ peace deal with terrorists not working: Amnesty International
Global rights body Amnesty International says the recent killing of nine farmers in Kakangi village, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area...
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In call with Trump, Merz says Germany ready to take on more NATO responsibility
BERLIN German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told US President Donald Trump on Friday that Germany is prepared to assume greater responsibility...
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EXPLAINER – What US wants from NATO’s Ankara summit: More defense spending, burden-sharing, Türkiye’s role
WASHINGTON As NATO leaders gather in Ankara next week, the Trump administration looks beyond the communiques and photo ops, and...
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18 killed in north-central Nigeria as communal land dispute escalates
ABUJA At least 18 people were killed in a violent communal clash linked to a land dispute in Nigeria’s north-central...
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UN documents killing of 45 civilians in capital of Sudan’s North Kordofan state, warns of ‘catastrophe’
NAIROBI The UN said Friday that it had documented the killing of at least 45 civilians in El Obeid, the...
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Sudanese army battles to retake strategic city near Ethiopian border, military sources say
NAIROBI Sudanese army forces battled the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the allied Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) on...
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US withdraws troops from Nigeria, but retains intelligence cooperation
LAGOS, Nigeria The US has withdrawn most of the military personnel it deployed to Nigeria earlier this year for a...
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