Suspected Islamist militants kill 20 Nigerian troops
Suspected Islamist militants kill 20 Nigerian troops in Borno state on 24th January, Reuters reports. ISWAP fighters attacked the army’s...
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At least 20 Nigerian troops killed by suspected Islamists
At least 20 Nigerian soldiers including a commanding officer were killed by suspected Islamist insurgents who attacked an army base...
At least 60 killed in Nigeria by fuel tanker truck blast
A minimum of 60 people were killed and more injured in northern Nigeria on January 18th when a petrol tanker...
Nigeria admitted to BRICS as a partner country
BRICS chair Brazil says Nigeria has been admitted as a “partner country” of the bloc, according to ABC on January...
Nigerian military kill at least 16 civilians in air strike mistake
Approximately 16 civilians in Zamfara State, Nigeria have been killed in a military air strike. According to BBC News on...
Nigeria: Military kills 16 civilians in air strike blunder
At least 16 civilians have been killed in Nigeria after the government air force mistook them for criminal gangs in...
China’s top diplomat on African charm offensive
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has begun his traditional New Year tour of Africa, in another push by Beijing to...
Nigerian president visits Paris as France eyes renewal of ties
Nigerian president Bola Tinubu began a three-day state visit to France on November 28th in a bid to strengthen bilateral...
Libyan Football Federation to challenge AFCON sanctions
The Libyan Football Federation plans to take legal action to reverse sanctions imposed on them after the national side’s Africa...
Nigerian football team claim Libya plane diversion ‘revenge’
In an extraordinary move of international petulance, Nigerian football players refused to play in a match with Libya, after having...
Nigeria: School children rescued after weeks in captivity
After more than 130 schoolchildren were abducted from their school in Nigeria, two weeks later they have been rescued by...
West Africa: Blinken’s trip to fight threat of terrorism
Anthony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, is set to visit West Africa on the 22nd of January to discuss...
1,000 migrants deported from Libya
Libya continued its deportation spree as on December 12, 1,000 clandestine migrants were sent back to their country of origin,...
26 members of Nigeria’s security forces killed in ambush
At least 26 members of the Nigerian security forces were killed whilst eight were wounded in an ambush by gunmen in...
King of Morocco Eyes Europe Gas Supply Through Nigeria Pact
Morocco’s King, Mohamed VI is throwing his weight behind a massive gas pipeline which will skirt the entire west...
