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Feb- 2024 -

1 February

Africa

AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter fires a Hellfire missile

Inder Singh Bisht

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.

Jan- 2024 -

23 January

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

22 January

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

3 January

Africa

Nigerian troops patrolling the streets in the northeast town of Baga, Borno State, Nigeria

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

Dec- 2023 -

28 December

Africa

Nigerian soldiers patrolling Borno state near a former Boko Haram camp

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

5 December

Africa

A police officer stops a car at a check point ahead of the February 25 presidential election at Awka in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

Nov- 2023 -

22 November

Air

Joe Saballa

Nigeria Boosts Intel-Gathering With Beechcraft 360ER Aircraft Delivery

The Nigerian Air Force has taken delivery of the first of two Beechcraft King Air 360ER aircraft from American firm Textron Aviation.

21 November

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Scores Feared Dead in Nigeria Jihadist Infighting

More than 60 people are feared to have been killed in clashes between Boko Haram jihadists and a rival Islamic State-aligned group in Nigeria, anti-jihadist militia and locals said.

7 November

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Gunmen Kill 13 Islamic School Pupils in Northwest Nigeria

Gunmen from criminal gangs have killed 13 Islamic seminary pupils during a ceremony celebrating the birth of Prophet Mohammed in northwest Nigeria's Katsina state, a local official said.

2 November

Africa