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Gunmen Kill Over 100 in Yelewata Raid in Nigeria’s Benue State

The raid underscores the government’s failure to halt recurring herder-farmer clashes in Nigeria’s Middle Belt.

Russia Expands African Security Role as Africa Corps Replaces Wagner in Mali

JNIM Seizes Central Mali Camp, Shells Timbuktu Base and Airport

Boat with 11 Decomposed Bodies Carrying Mali Passports Washes Ashore on Canouan

Dozens Killed in Benue State as Herders Attack Four Villages

Human Rights Watch Confirms Burkina Faso Military Role in Fulani Massacres

WFP Warns of Looming Hunger Crisis in West and Central Africa as Funding Gaps Threaten Aid

Roadside Bomb Kills 26 Civilians in Northeast Nigeria

Five Indian Workers Abducted in Niger During Armed Raid

Jihadist Attack in Northern Benin Leaves 54 Soldiers Dead

Death Toll in Benue State Attacks Rises to 56 as Violence Escalates

Over 50 Killed in Latest Plateau State Attacks as Violence Escalates

Landmine Explosion in Borno State Kills Eight, Injures Dozens

Humans Lived in African Rainforests 150,000 Years Ago, Study Finds