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Niger Presidential Election Heads for Runoff Feb. 20
Niger is set for a second round of voting as no candidate clinched the needed majority for a first-round win…
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Chad ‘Bombs Boko Haram Bases in Nigeria’
(BBC) – Chad’s military says it has carried out airstrikes in neighbouring Nigeria on suspected positions of militant Islamist group…
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Senate Renews AGOA for 10 More Years
Creative Arts Seen as Way to Tap into Act’s Potential By Barrington M. Salmon Special to the NNPA from the…
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3,000 Nigerians Escaping Boko Haram Deported from Niger
HARUNA UMAR, Associated Press GAIDAM, Nigeria (AP) — Niger troops have deported more than 3,000 Nigerian fishermen and refugees escaping…
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Italy: UN Presence in Niger, Sudan Can Help Migrant Crisis
FRANCES D’EMILIO, Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy pressed the EU on Wednesday to devise robust steps to stop the…
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Niger: Troops Prevent Boko Haram Attack, Destroy Base
DALATOU MAMANE, Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Soldiers fended off an attack on a border town in Niger by…
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African Allies Aim to Pin Down Boko Haram, Official Says
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Niger, Chad and Cameroon are seeking to pin down Boko Haram within Nigeria’s borders ahead of…
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Boko Haram Issues New Threat Against Niger, Chad
Edwin Kindzeka Moki and Krista Larson, ASSOCIATED PRESS YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — The Nigeria-based terror group Boko Haram on…
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Thousands Flee Niger Town After Boko Haram Attacks
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Thousands of civilians fled their homes in the southeastern Niger town of Diffa this week, officials said…
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Boko Haram Attacks Town in Niger After Assault on Cameroon
DALATOU MAMONE, Associated Press EDWIN KINDZEKA MOKI, Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Islamic extremists from Nigeria attacked a town…
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