Nigeria

Suicide bomber targets mosque in northeast Nigeria, killing eight

Eight people were killed at a mosque in northeast Nigeria when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives, a civilian militia member and a local resident said

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Boko Haram ambushes Nigerian military convoy, killing six traders

Boko Haram fighters killed six traders when they ambushed a convoy of lorries under military escort in northeast Nigeria

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Nigerian Army releases 183 children cleared of Boko Haram ties

Nigeria's armed forces released 183 children from administrative custody after clearing them of ties to Boko Haram insurgents

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Nigeria police find bodies of 41 people suspected killed by vigilantes

Nigeria police found the bodies of 41 men with their throats cut in Zamfara state in an area notorious as a hideout for criminal gangs

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Weekend attacks in central Nigeria kill more than 200, governor says

More than 200 people were killed in violence against farming communities in central Nigeria's Plateau state, according to the governor

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General Dynamics awarded $149 million contract for Hydra rockets for foreign military sales

The U.S. Army awarded General Dynamics a $149 million contract for Hydra 70 rockets and components for sales to Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Kenya, Jordan, Nigeria and Qatar

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Female suicide bombers target army base in northeast Nigeria

Fifteen people were injured when two female suicide bombers targeted the edge of a military barracks in northeast Nigeria, a police spokesperson said

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Could mining offer a ‘third way’ for Nigeria to cool a simmering conflict?

The development of mining in Nigeria’s Benue state could give herders and farmers a ‘third way’ to make a livelihood and reduce conflict

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Suspected cattle thieves kill 10 people in northern Nigeria

At least 10 people were killed in raids by suspected cattle thieves on four remote villages in northern Nigeria, police said, in the latest violence to hit the region

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China participates in West Africa ‘Eku Kugbe’ naval exercise for the first time

China sent its guided-missile frigate Yancheng to Lagos for a multinational naval exercise in the Gulf of Guinea, the first time it has participated in the Nigerian-led maritime conference

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