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US deploys ‘small team’ to Nigeria
The African country has requested “unique capabilities” from Washington to address its security challenges, AFRICOM chief General Dagvin Anderson has said
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Nigerian military officers face trial over foiled coup plot
An investigation has found that some of the suspects arrested last October attempted to overthrow the government, the authorities have said
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Trump supporters hail US strikes in Nigeria as ‘amazing Christmas present’
Some even celebrated ‘mass killing’ and the president’s ‘resolve’ in attacking Islamic State targets
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Trump’s Claims About Nigeria Strike Belie a Complex Conflict on the Ground
President Trump said the targets of airstrikes in Nigeria were Islamic State terrorists responsible for killing Christians, but experts question his framing.
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Trump says he ordered strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria
The president said numerous strikes were conducted against alleged Islamic State terrorists whom he accused of targeting Christians in northwest Nigeria.
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Rebels claim capture of hundreds of Burundi soldiers
M23 fighters have warned foreign troops backing the DR Congo army in a decades-old conflict to leave immediately
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Guinea-Bissau shaken by reported ‘coup’ attempt after vote
President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has reportedly been arrested
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France hands back last military bases in Senegal, ending 65-year troop presence
France has formally handed over its last military bases in Senegal on Thursday, ending a 65-year presence in the country. The move marked the latest in a string of withdrawals from former colonies as Paris faces growing calls across Africa to end its military footprint.
Senegal rejects IMF debt-restructuring proposal
Accepting the Washington-based lender’s plan would be a “disgrace” for Dakar, the African state’s prime minister has said
Sudan paramilitary group agrees to a ceasefire proposal after massacre in an army stronghold it overran
It was not immediately clear Thursday whether the Sudanese military would also accept the truce to halt 18 months of conflict with the Rapid Support Forces.
UN approves Morocco’s autonomy plan for disputed territory
Russia, China, Pakistan, and Algeria have criticized the US-drafted measure as unbalanced and inconsistent with UN decolonization principles
Tanzania's Hassan sworn in for new term as opposition says hundreds killed in election protests
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan was inaugurated for a new term on Monday as opponents said hundreds of people died in the violent protests following her election victory. Hassan won the presidency with 98 percent of the vote after her two main challengers were disqualified from running.
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Nigeria rejects US military threat over alleged Christian killings
The African nation denied that Christians are being persecuted.
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South Africa hits back at US refugee plan to favour white Afrikaners Pretoria rubbishes claims of a white genocide and quotes prominent Afrikaners who dub Trump's plans racist.
Pretoria rubbishes claims of a white genocide and quotes prominent Afrikaners who dub Trump's plans racist.
