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ISWAP Fighters Overrun Borno Outposts, Kill at Least 20 and Abduct 100+

The army has yet to comment despite calls for a robust response from local leaders.

Coordinated Motorbike Raids Kill at Least 32 in Niger State Villages

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

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

Mali and Burkina Faso Bar U.S. Citizens in Direct Response to Expanded U.S. Travel Restrictions

U.S. Tomahawk Strikes Hit Militant Camps in Northwest Nigeria on Christmas Night

U.S. Contractor Has Flown Near-Daily Surveillance Missions Over Nigeria Since Late November

Tinubu Seeks French Help as Macron Pledges Deeper Support

Nigeria Intensifies Search After Kebbi School Abduction as One Girl Escapes

AFRICOM Drafts Three Military Options for Nigeria After Trump Order

Nigeria Open to U.S. Assistance After Trump Threatens Aid Cut and Orders Military Planning

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Announce Withdrawal From the International Criminal Court

France Cuts Counterterrorism Ties With Mali, Expels Two Malian Diplomats

France Halts Counterterror Cooperation With Mali, Expels Two Malian Diplomats

Judge Says She Can't Halt U.S. 'Third-Country' Deportations to Ghana Despite Torture Risks

Mali Junta Detains French Embassy Employee on Espionage Allegations

Malian Junta Foils Coup Plot, Detains Two Generals and French National

Senegal Takes Control of Last French Bases, Ending Paris’s Military Footprint in West and Central Africa

France Completes Exit From West and Central Africa With Final Base Handover in Senegal

Jihadists Overrun Seven Army Posts in Western Mali