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VOA EXCLUSIVE: AFRICOM Chief on threats, way forward for US military in Africa

U.S. Africa Command chief Gen. Michael Langley is starting to reshape the U.S. military presence on the continent following the U.S. military withdrawal from Niger.

2024-10-03 08:47

‘They even murder children’: Burkinabes caught in conflict crossfire

In northern Ivory Coast, thousands of refugees from neighbouring Burkina Faso have fled two threats — jihadist attacks, and massacres committed by army-backed militiamen who target the Fulani community. A year ago, the night that gunmen showed up at Ami G.’s …

2024-10-03 08:00

At least 60 dead in Nigeria boat accident, officials say

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 60 people were killed after a boat carrying mostly women and children returning from a religious festival in Nigeria's northern Niger state capsized, a local official said late on Wednesday. Read full story

2024-10-03 07:57

14 dead, at least 150 missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria

Emergency workers continue to search for survivors

2024-10-02 20:57

More than 100 people missing after Nigeria boat carrying 300 sinks

Mostly women and children were on board a wooden vessel that capsized in Mokwa in the country's Niger State.

2024-10-02 17:45

Dozens feared dead in Nigeria after boat capsizes

Most of the passengers were women and children on their way to celebrate the Muslim festival of Mawlid.

2024-10-02 16:23

More than 100 people missing after boat capsizes in northern Nigeria

Authorities in Nigeria say that more than 100 people are missing after a boat carrying them at night capsized in the northwestern part of the country

2024-10-02 16:06

VOA EXCUSIVE: AFRICOM Chief on threats, way forward for US military in Africa

Pentagon — U.S. Africa Command chief Gen. Michael Langley is starting to reshape the U.S. military presence on the continent following the U.S. military withdrawal from Niger. Uncertainty about the next phase of the counter-terror fight in West Africa stems…

2024-10-02 11:15

Tinubu, govs preach patriotism at 64th Independence Day parades

President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettimma, alongside other dignitaries, on Tuesday, observed the Independence Day Parade held at the forecourt of the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. Many governors, in their respective states, also held Independence Day…

2024-10-02 06:03