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Kano, Nigeria, Oct 1, 2019 - Jihadists killed five members of a civilian militia during an attack on a town in conflict-hit northeast Nigeria over the weekend, security sources said Tuesday.  Fighters aligned to the Islamic State group on Sunday launched an assault on...

Kano, Nigeria, Sept 19, 2019  - The Nigerian army has shut down the office of NGO Action Against Hunger in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, according to staff, after six of its employees were taken hostage by jihadists. "They came and asked everyone in the building...

Benin City, Nigeria, Sept 17, 2019 (Sophie Bouillon) - Emerging from her ordeal, Gloria considers herself "privileged". Last year, the 26-year-old left Nigeria with four other women, dreaming of a better life in Europe. On a tortuous journey, three of the five friends...

Cairo, July 29, 2019 - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met in Cairo Monday powerful Sudanese military General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, whose forces have been accused of carrying out a brutal crackdown on protesters. In his first official visit to the Egyptian...