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Jihadis from Africa’s Sahel have crossed into Nigeria’s north, a new report says. A lot is at stake
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Jihadi fighters who had long operated in Africa’s volatile Sahel region have settled in northwestern Nigeria after crossing from neighboring Benin, a report said Wednesday, the latest trend in the militants' movements to wealthier West African coastal nations. ...
Nigeria bets on a new $2.25B World Bank loan to support reforms that have resulted in hardship
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The World Bank has approved a $2.25 billion loan for Nigeria to shore up revenue and support economic reforms that have contributed to the worst cost-of-living crisis in many years for Africa’s most populous country. The bank said in a statement late...
On Eid al-Adha, Senegal's star sheep are for luxury, not sacrifice
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When Cheikh Moustapha Seck, a 24-year-old sheep breeder from Senegal, speaks about his animals, his face lights up. “You need love and patience to work with the sheep,” said Seck, affectionately stroking the long neck of Sonko, his champion sheep, named...
A report says women were abused in Nigerian military cells after fleeing Boko Haram captivity
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Dozens of women and young girls have been unlawfully detained and abused in Nigerian military detention facilities after escaping captivity by Boko Haram extremists in the country’s northeast, Amnesty International said in a new report on Monday. Some of the...
Oxford University to return bronze sculpture of Hindu saint to India
LONDON (AP) — Oxford University has agreed to return a 500-year-old bronze sculpture of a Hindu poet and saint to India, the university's Ashmolean Museum said. The Indian High Commission in the U.K. made a claim four years ago for the bronze figure of Tirumankai Alvar that was...
Dozens remain trapped after a gold mine collapses in northcentral Nigeria
YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Rescuers searched Thursday for dozens of workers who were trapped when a gold mine collapsed in northcentral Nigeria, authorities and residents said. The pit collapsed on Monday in Niger state’s remote Shiroro district after heavy rains softened the soil....
The UN says a quarter of the world's children under 5 have severe food poverty. Many are in Africa
KALTUNGO, Nigeria (AP) — The 9-month-old twins cried nonstop and tugged at their mother, seeking attention but also food. They had received little in the past 24 hours, and there were signs of deeper hunger in the heads too big for their tiny bodies. “Not much milk comes out,”...
Nigeria loses electricity and major airports close as unions seek higher wages amid record inflation
GOMBE, Nigeria (AP) — Africa's most populous country ground to a halt on Monday, with electricity cut and major airports closed, as Nigeria's largest labor unions began striking to demand a salary increase amid the worst cost of living crisis in decades. President Bola Tinubu's...
Soldiers among 11 killed by separatist militants in southeast Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Militants enforcing a separatist lockdown in Nigeria’s southeastern region attacked security forces deployed to restore order, killing five soldiers and six civilians during a shootout, the Nigerian military said Friday. The soldiers were attacked on...
Nigeria's new anthem, written by a Briton, sparks criticism after a contentious law is passed
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria adopted a new national anthem on Wednesday after lawmakers passed a law that replaced the current one with a version dropped nearly a half-century ago, sparking widespread criticism about how the law was hastily passed without much public input. ...
