Nigeria

Gunmen Kidnap More Than 280 From Nigerian School: Teacher

Gunmen have kidnapped more than 280 pupils during a raid on a school in northwest Nigeria, a teacher and a local resident said, in one of the country's largest mass abductions.

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Over 100 Missing After Nigeria Jihadist Kidnapping: Officials

More than 100 people are missing after jihadists in northeast Nigeria carried out a mass kidnapping that targeted women and children from displacement camps, officials said.

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Nigeria Acquiring CN235-220 Military Transport Aircraft From Indonesia

An African aviation firm Allied Aeronautics is procuring four CN235-220 transport aircraft for the Nigerian Army.

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Dozen Anti-Jihadist Fighters Killed in Nigeria Clashes: Militia

Twelve militiamen fighting jihadists have been killed in clashes with criminal gangs in northwestern Nigeria, militia sources said.

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US Confirms $1 Billion Viper Attack Helicopter Sale to Nigeria

The US Department of Defense has confirmed the sale of 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to Nigeria.

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Curfew in North-Central Nigeria State After More Violence

Nigerian officials declared a curfew in parts of a north-central Nigerian state after more attacks amid a recent surge in intercommunal violence.

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Blinken Builds US Ties With Africa West Coast as Sahel Concerns Grow

US Secretary of State Blinken opened a week-long tour of Africa's west coast as he seeks to bolster US-friendly democracies with security deteriorating in the Sahel.

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Jihadists Kill 15 in Nigeria New Year Attacks: Residents

Jihadists have killed at least 15 people in New Year's Day attacks on two villages near the town of Chibok in northeast Nigeria's Borno State, residents said.

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Toll Rises in Central Nigeria Attacks to 198: Authorities

The death toll from a series of attacks on villages in central Nigeria has climbed to almost 200, local authorities said, as survivors began to bury the dead.  

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Nigeria Army Drone Strike Accident Kills 85 Civilians

A Nigerian army drone strike accidentally killed at least 85 civilians in a village in northwest Kaduna State, emergency officials said, in one of the country's deadliest military bombing accidents.

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