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On last leg of Africa tour, Zarif meets Niger officials
Oct 27, 2017 07:58Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran has held meetings with senior officials in Niger’s capital, ending a three-leg tour of Africa, which earlier took him to South Africa and Uganda.
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Six Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram raid
Oct 26, 2017 11:08Boko Haram militants in Nigeria have launched an attack on a military base in the northeast of the African country, killing at least six soldiers.
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Trump administration mulling drone attacks in Niger
Oct 26, 2017 10:10The administration of US President Donald Trump is reportedly speeding up plans to use armed drone to attack militants in Niger, in the wake of a deadly ambush that killed four American troops in the African country.
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Three Nigerian troopers killed in Boko Haram ambush in restive Borno state
Oct 19, 2017 11:02At least three soldiers have been killed after being caught in an ambush by Boko Haram Takfiri terrorists in northeastern Nigeria.
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Three US commandos killed, 2 injured near Mali border in Niger
Oct 05, 2017 02:53Three US Army special operations commandos have been killed and two others injured in Niger
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At least 17 dead in Nigeria boat capsize
Oct 05, 2017 02:44At least 17 people drowned when a boat ferrying around 60 passengers capsized in northwest Nigeria, the National Emergency Management (NEMA) said on Wednesday.
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44 die of cholera in Nigeria's militancy-hit northeast: UN
Sep 18, 2017 13:11The United Nations says at least 44 people have died in a cholera outbreak in the militancy-hit northeast of Nigeria, where the first case of the disease was identified nearly five weeks ago.
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15 killed in suspected Boko Haram attack in Nigeria’s Borno
Sep 18, 2017 13:09At least 15 people have been killed in a bombing attack, bearing the hallmark of the Boko Haram Takfiri terrorist group, in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno.
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Curfew in southeastern Nigeria after clashes
Sep 13, 2017 11:49A three-day dusk-to-dawn curfew has been imposed in southeast Nigeria due to mounting tensions between pro-Biafra supporters and the military.
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7 killed in Boko Haram attack on displaced camp
Sep 09, 2017 09:56At least seven people were killed when Boko Haram militants attacked a camp for people displaced by the conflict in northeast Nigeria, militia members and locals said Saturday.