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Nigeria

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Islamist Militants Overrun Borno Base, Kidnap Hundreds in Ngoshe

Troops report retaking positions with air support, with casualty and abduction counts still being verified.

Coordinated Motorbike Raids Kill at Least 32 in Niger State Villages

Argungu Fishing Festival Returns After Six-Year Hiatus With 59-Kilogram Winning Catch

U.S. to Deploy About 200 Troops to Nigeria for Training and Intelligence Support

Nigeria Deploys Army After Massacre in Kwara Villages Leaves 160+ Dead

U.S. Confirms Small Military Team Operating in Nigeria to Support Counterterror Fight

Mass Abductions at Three Kaduna Churches Leave 168 Missing

WFP Warns Sudan Food Aid Will Run Out by March Without Urgent Funding

At Least 30 Killed in Niger State Village Raid as Gunmen Torch Market and Abduct Residents

U.S.-Backed Strikes Hit ISIS-Linked Camps in Northwest Nigeria

TotalEnergies Farms Out 40% of Two Nigerian Offshore Blocks to Chevron

Nigeria’s Defense Minister Resigns as Security Emergency Confronts New Mass Kidnappings

WFP Warns Nigeria Faces Record Hunger in 2026 as Funding Runs Out Next Month

Nigeria Enlists U.S. and U.K. in Probe of 1,000-Kilo Cocaine Seizure at Lagos Port

Boko Haram Raid on Resettled Borno Village Leaves 60+ Dead, Triggers Airstrikes

At Least 60 Dead After Boat Capsizes in Niger State as Search Continues

Nigeria Says Airstrikes Kill 35 Near Cameroon Border and Separate Raids Free 76 Hostages

Death Toll Climbs to 50 in Katsina Mosque Attack as Dozens Are Abducted

Bandits Execute Dozens of Captives in Zamfara Despite Ransom Payments

Fulani Jihadists Massacre About 200 Christians in Benue’s Yelwata Village