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Boko Haram moves into north-central Nigeria in apparent expansion – officials
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Boko Haram insurgents have taken over multiple communities in Nigeria's north-central Niger state, offering villagers money...
Read moreArmed men kill at least 30 in northern Nigerian villages
By Bosan Yakusak LAGOS (Reuters) - Armed men killed at least 34 people in two villages in the northern Nigerian...
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Gunmen kill 22 Nigerian security personnel, says state lawmaker
ABUJA (Reuters) -Gunmen killed at least 22 security personnel at a remote army base in a northwestern Nigerian state plagued...
Read moreChad plans to double army size to deal with security challenges
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's transitional government said on Friday that it plans to drastically increase the size of its army...
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French minister in Mali to pressure junta over Russian mercenaries
BAMAKO (Reuters) -France's Armed Forces Minister arrived in Mali on Sunday to pressure the military junta to end talks to...
Read moreSix killed in mining convoy attack in eastern Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Unidentified armed men killed six gendarmes and wounded seven others in an attack on a convoy of...
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