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Spain deploys troops after thousands cross from Morocco into Ceuta

Spain has deployed additional troops and police officers to Ceuta after an estimated 60000 migrants crossed into the north African enclave from neighbouring Morocco. Footage...

Escalating insurgencies put the Alliance of Sahel States under pressure

Recent statements by Niger’s President, General Abdourahamane Tiani, warning that a new offensive is being prepared against members of the Alliance of Sahel States...

Nigeria: Muslim worshippers among seven killed in Sokoto bandit attack

At least seven people have been killed after heavily armed bandits launched an overnight attack on Tsamaye village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area...

Nigeria’s Northern Senators Forum condemns fresh killings in Benue and Kaduna

Nigeria’s Northern Senators Forum has condemned the recent deadly attacks in Benue and Kaduna states, describing the killings of innocent civilians as heartbreaking and...

Burkina Faso: JNIM accuses Ibrahim Traoré of waging war on Islam

An al-Qaeda-linked armed group has accused Burkina Faso’s president, Ibrahim Traoré, of waging war against Islam and called on Muslims to join its insurgency,...

Nigeria approves major military expansion amid worsening security crisis

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has approved one of the country’s largest military expansions in recent years as his government struggles to contain armed violence...

Nigerian pastor sentenced to death for murdering daughter with Down syndrome over witchcraft claim

A High Court in Nigeria’s Cross River State has sentenced a 51-year-old pastor, Apostle Ubong Bassey Etim, to death by hanging after finding him...

Nigeria’s budget scandal deepens amid alleged ‘ghost agency’ and spending row

Nigeria is facing mounting scrutiny over its public finances after allegations that a non-existent government agency received a budget allocation emerged alongside a bitter...

The Sahel emerges as a new battleground for influence between Washington and Moscow

The visit by Frank Garcia, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, to Bamako went beyond the scope of a routine...

Muslim group backs Nigeria’s proposed ban on bus preaching

A proposed law seeking to prohibit preaching, hawking and trading inside commercial buses in Nigeria has received the backing of the Muslim Rights Concern...

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