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Nigeria detains two foreign fighters accused of aiding local jihadist groups

Security forces in Nigeria have detained two foreign nationals suspected of supporting jihadist groups operating in the country, according to reporting from FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Lagos. The arrests underscore the persistent challenges facing the military more than a decade and a half into its campaign against an entrenched insurgency in the northeast. Foreign fighters […]

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Northeast Nigerian States Tighten Security to Curb Illegal Mining

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Two states in northeastern Nigeria have stepped up security operations aimed at curbing illegal mining activities, amid growing concerns that unregulated extraction of solid minerals is contributing to insecurity across parts of the country. Authorities in Yobe and Adamawa states have rolled out tighter surveillance and enforcement measures targeting unlicensed miners operating in their territories.

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Suspected jihadists launch coordinated attacks across Mali, hitting towns, military sites and a prison

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Suspected jihadists and Tuareg separatist fighters have launched a wave of coordinated attacks across Mali, hitting several towns, military positions and a major prison in what observers describe as a sharp escalation of the country’s long-running conflict. The assaults span multiple regions of the vast West African state, underscoring the widening geographic reach of armed

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Mali army reports insurgent attacks on multiple towns and a prison

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Mali’s army has reported a coordinated series of insurgent attacks across at least five locations in the country early on Saturday, including an assault on a prison in the town of Kenieroba. According to a military statement, fighters targeted several sites in what officials described as part of a broader campaign of violence destabilising large

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Dozens of students missing after suspected militant raid on school in northeastern Nigeria

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At least 37 students remain unaccounted for after suspected Islamist militants stormed a secondary school in northeastern Nigeria, seizing pupils as they sat their final examinations, local officials confirmed on Tuesday. The attack has revived painful memories in a region already scarred by years of mass abductions targeting educational institutions. The attack The assault took

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Rwanda’s Mozambique Gamble: The Military Intervention in Cabo Delgado That Could Redraw Regional Security

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Kigali | April 15, 2026 Rwanda has dispatched hundreds of combat troops into northern Mozambique, marking one of the most significant cross-border military deployments by a sub-Saharan African nation in recent years — and raising fundamental questions about the future of regional security architecture in southern Africa. The intervention, which began in 2021 as part

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