Nigeria

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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Suicide bombers kill dozens in northeast Nigerian market and mosque

Dozens of people were killed when two suicide bombers detonated their explosives at a mosque and a market in Mubi, northeast Nigeria, residents said.

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Five Cameroon soldiers killed in likely Boko Haram attack near border with Nigeria

Five Cameroonian soldiers were killed and three injured in a suspected Boko Haram attack on a military post in the far north of the country

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Boko Haram attacks on military base and villages in Nigeria leave at least 18 dead

At least 18 people were killed and dozens were wounded in coordinated Boko Haram attacks overnight on a military camp and villages around the Nigerian city of Maiduguri

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Four aid workers killed in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria

Four aid workers were killed in a Boko Haram attack in Rann, in northeast Nigeria, the United Nations said on Friday, in the latest violence to hit the remote town.

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Nigerian Air Force inducts Tsaigumi, first operational indigenous ISR drone

The Nigerian Air Force on February 15 inducted Tsaigumi, its first operational indigenous Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle.

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Boko Haram kills two as military says group ‘defeated’

Boko Haram fighters stormed a village in northeast Nigeria and killed two people, a local resident and a security source said as the military maintained the group had been defeated

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