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Berkane set to face Nigerian club in quest for third CAF Cup title

Johannesburg (AFP) - Moroccan club Renaissance Berkane will launch their bid for a record-equalling third CAF Confederation Cup title against…

Unequal power relations driven by poverty fuel sexual violence in Lake Chad region

There have been multiple instances of sexual violence against women and girls in the Lake Chad region since terrorism activity…

The Conversation

Nigerian police bolster security in capital Abuja with more manpower

Nigeria's police has deployed additional manpower around Abuja to bolster security of "critical national assets and vulnerable facilities," its spokesperson…

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Australian agronomist Tony Rinaudo is turning African deserts into forests

An Australian agronomist is using a centuries-old practice to help turn African deserts into forests.

Niger needs French buffer as strengthens army, defence minister says

Niger needs a French military buffer, training and weapons as it continues to strengthen its army to tackle Islamist insurgents,…

French defence, foreign ministers in Niger to prepare for Mali pullout

Government ministers from France and Niger met in Niamey on Friday as French forces reorganise their mission in the Sahel…

Radio France Internationale

Before Mali withdrawal, France prepares future Sahel strategy

France is stationing more forces in Niger and Chad to fight ‘terrorist groups’ amid 2,400 troops exiting from Mali.

Ahead of Mali withdraw, France prepares future Sahel strategy

French officials head to Niger on Friday to redefine the country's strategy to fight Islamist militants in the Sahel as…

Food crisis deteriorates rapidly, with African continent among hardest hit

In tonight's edition: Olympic champion Mo Farah has revealed he was trafficked to Britain as a child from Djibouti. The…

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Nigeria's troubled northwest battles child malnutrition

Nigeria is grappling with child malnutrition in its troubled northwest region where armed groups have been targeting rural communities

The Independent UK

Violence-ravaged northern Nigeria battles new war against child malnutrition

Gunmen attacked Halima Musa’s village in Nigeria four years ago, killing her husband and one of their seven children.

Irish Independent

Niger: the west’s bulwark against jihadis and Russian influence in Africa

The country is emerging as a critical ally in a neighbourhood of failing states

Financial Times

Extremists claim responsibility for Nigerian prison attack

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a prison attack in Nigeria’s capital which freed nearly 900 inmates including…

The Independent UK

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Armed attackers raid prison on outskirts of Nigerian capital

Authorities say the ‘situation is under control’ and that suspected Boko Haram members came for comrades held in prison.

Some 300 inmates on run after suspected Boko Haram raid on Nigeria prison

Around 300 inmates are on the run after a suspected raid by Islamist Boko Haram militants on a prison in…

At least 30 Nigerian soldiers killed in ambush after mine attack - sources

At least 30 Nigerian soldiers were killed in an ambush after gunmen attacked a mine in the Shiroro area of…

‘He bought me like a chicken’: the struggle to end slavery in Niger

Al-Husseina Amadou was just one of thousands of girls in west Africa who are still bought cheaply as a wahaya,…

The Guardian - UK

Two police officers killed in north Benin attack

Two police officers were killed and one wounded in an attack on a police station in northwest Benin on Sunday,…

Nigeria's latest lithium find: some key questions answered

High-grade lithium has been discovered in Nigeria. In 2019 the total production volume of lithium, not high grade, in Nigeria…

The Conversation

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‘We just pray for rain’: Niger is in the eye of the climate crisis – and children are starving

Aguié’s clinic is full of malnourished children, with more dying in villages, as the global food crisis worsens years of…

The Guardian - UK

KSrelief Concludes Volunteer Anti-Blindness Campaign in Niger

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has concluded a voluntary medical anti-blindness campaign and the diseases that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia at standstill as general strike paralyses country

Tunisia has ground to a halt under strike action, with skyrocketing inflation and unpopular reforms sending tens of thousands into…

French army says killed close to 40 militants in strike in Niger

The French army said on Thursday forces from its Operation Barkhane in West Africa had killed close to 40 militants…

French drone strikes leave almost 40 Islamist terrorists dead in Niger

French drone strikes killed nearly 40 Islamic extremists earlier this week who were traveling on motorcycles near Niger’s border with…

Irish Independent

Africa being ‘punished’ by fossil fuel investment ban – Niger

Niger’s leader criticised G7 decision to stop foreign fossil fuel investments after years exploiting natural resources.