Nigeria deepening ties with China amid economic woes
Beijing’s foreign minister held talks with the African nation in Abuja on Thursday © X / Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria Nigeria and China have agreed to strengthen cooperation in…
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Chad identifies presidential palace attackers
A group of men under the influence of alcohol and drugs carried out the foiled assault, according to the Central African state’s foreign minister FILE PHOTO: Chadian soldiers. © Global…
Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram ambush in Borno, kill 34 insurgents
The Nigerian military said on Wednesday its troops had killed 34 Islamist militants in a gun battle in northeastern Borno state and six soldiers had also died, Report informs via…
Macron accuses African nations of ingratitude
Chad and Senegal have hit back at the French president, one premier saying such comments are a sign of his contempt FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron © Global Look…
Migrants arrested for sex crimes at triple the rate of Brits – UK stats
Foreign nationals have accounted for almost 67% of arrests for sexual offenses in the City of London FILE PHOTO. © Getty Images/Dan Kitwood Foreigners are more than three times as…
Death toll in Jigawa farmers-herders clash in Nigeria rises to nine
The death toll from Friday’s clash between farmers and herders in Gululu, a community in Miga Local Government Area of Jigawa State in Nigeria, has risen to nine, the police…
Gunmen from Nigeria kill five Cameroonian soldiers, MP says
Gunmen from Nigeria have killed at least five Cameroonian soldiers and wounded several others in the village of Bakinjaw on Cameroon’s border with Nigeria, a member of parliament for the…
Ivory Coast President: French troops to leave West African nation
Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will withdraw from the West African nation, further reducing the military influence of the former colonial power in the region, Report informs via…
African media: France must pay reparations to countries affected by it
The end of 2024 was marked in total reputational losses for France among its former colonies, which Paris supposedly treated as partners. Almost all Algerian and Moroccan media write about…
Civilians mistakenly killed in airstrike on insurgents in Nigeria
According to the military, the fatalities were caused by “secondary explosions” after troops targeted a terrorist hideout FILE PHOTO. A member of the Nigerian Army. © Mohammed Elshamy/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images…