Security
US sells $200m in weapons to Egypt despite human rights abuses
The $197m sale of Raytheon-made Rolling Airframe Missiles was requested by the Egyptian navy to improve coastal defences. The United...
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Dozens of Nigerian students abducted by armed ‘bandits’
President Buhari has condemned abduction of 27 children from a secondary school in Niger state. Abuja, Nigeria – Armed men have...
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Service Chiefs nominees promise to improve nation’s security
Abuja, Feb. 17, 2021 – The newly-nominated Service Chiefs of the Nigerian Armed Forces on Wednesday in Abuja promised to...
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FCTA to address menace of scavengers, drugs abuse, others
Abuja, Feb. 17, 2021 – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has expressed commitment to confront the menace of scavengers,...
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DRC: Dozens killed, hundreds missing in Congo River boat disaster
AT least 60 people have died and hundreds are missing after a boat capsized in the Congo River in western...
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Landing incident forces temporary runway closure at MMA
Lagos, Feb. 16, 2021 – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced a temporary closure of runway 18R/36L...
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Iraqi armed group vows more attacks on ‘American occupation’
Civilian contractor killed, nine wounded including Americans in major rocket strike on US-led coalition base in Erbil. A roof damaged...
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CAR ‘militia leaders’ plead not guilty to war crimes at ICC trial
Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona and Alfred Yekatom accused of leading militias in widespread attacks on Muslims. Alfred Yekatom, centre, pleaded not guilty...
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Chad deploys 1,200 troops to quell Sahel violence
Chad plans to deploy 1,200 troops to combat armed groups in a violence-wracked Sahel border zone as France eyes a...
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Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict and the battle to control information
The eruption of fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region 100 days ago has pitted journalists wanting to report on the conflict...
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