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Notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji’s surrender not genuine – Security expert warns
Daily Post
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July 7, 2025
A counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, has said the reported decision of notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji to surrender and accept peace is motivated by survival, not genuine repentance....
Nigerian travellers pay N274,500 different taxes on each international flight – Findings
Business Hallmark
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July 7, 2025
Air passengers flying out of Nigeria are paying one of the highest amounts in taxes and charges across Africa, with an average cost of $180 (N275,500) per international departure, nearly three times the continental average of $68, according to a...
Chad’s former Prime Minister appeals to Macron after two months in detention
Africanews
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July 7, 2025
Chad’s former Prime Minister and opposition leader, Succès Masra, is appealing to French President Emmanuel Macron for support after spending two months in pre-trial detention. Masra’s legal team has sent a formal letter to Macron, urging him to...
How Global Fund is Saving Lives from Malaria, TB, & HIV across Africa
Inter Press Service
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July 7, 2025
Africa, Development & Aid, Featured, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Credit: UNOCHA/Giles Clarke NEW YORK, Jul 7 2025 (IPS) - In Gabú, Guinea-Bissau, a...
MNJTF Boosts Operations in Lake Chad with Donation of 5 Swamp Buggies
News Diary Online
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July 2, 2025
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has taken delivery of five state-of-the-art swamp buggies donated by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) and the Borno State Government to support its ongoing operations in the Lake Chad...
GOOD MORNING MR PRESIDENT: Nationwide security vigilance is vital
The Point
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This action serves as a wake-up call for the authorities of The Gambia, Senegal and Mauritania, to work collectively to ensure proper security measures are put in place to keep their territories secure and safe. Indeed there is a need for...
Donald Trump humiliated as Africa says, ‘keep your America, we’ll keep our continent’
Daily Express
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July 7, 2025
Donald Trump's sweeping travel ban on countries in Africa has been dismissed with a critic telling the US President he can keep America and Africans will keep their continent. Mr Trump's ban applies to citizens from countries around the world,...
210 terrorists surrender to troops in Lake Chad region
Daily Post
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July 2, 2025
No fewer than 210 Boko Haram fighters and their family members have surrendered to troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, Sector 2, along the Lake Chad region. In a statement on Wednesday, MNJTF spokesman, Lt.-Col. Olaniyi Osoba,...
Troops eliminate 10 Boko Haram terrorists in Lake Chad basin raid
Daily Post
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July 2, 2025
Troops of the Nigerian military under Operation Hadin Kai have neutralized at least 10 Boko Haram terrorists in a fierce gun battle during a clearance operation in the Lake Chad Basin region. According to a statement released by the Director of...
Chad Arab Poetry Forum: A canvas of culture
Sharjah24
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The Republic of Chad hosted the fourth edition of the Arab Poetry Forum on Wednesday, in the capital, N'Djamena. The two-day event was organised by the Cultural Affairs Department at the Sharjah Department of Culture, in cooperation with the...
African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Received His Excellency Mahamat Ali Hassan, Ambassador Of Chad
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Chairperson of the African Union Commission H.E. @ymahmoudali received H.E. Mahamat Ali Hassan, Ambassador of Chad to Ethiopia&Permanent Representative to the AU this morning. They discussed the political&humanitarian...
Zulum flags off Lake Chad waterway clearance at Baga Fish Dam
News Diary Online
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July 2, 2025
Borno Government has commenced comprehensive clearance of Lake Chad Waterways as part of efforts to revive economic activities and enhance security in the region after years By: Hamza Suleiman Borno Government has commenced comprehensive clearance...
Over 200 Boko Haram terrorists surrender in Lake Chad
Eagle Online
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July 2, 2025
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on Wednesday disclosed that 210 Boko Haram terrorists, including conscripted fighters and their families, have surrendered to its troops operating under Sector 2 in Bol, Baga Sola. Spokesman of MNJTF, Lt....
Africa's Great Green Wall gets 222 mln USD in FAO grant to strengthen resilience
Xinhua News Agency
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NIAMEY, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and Niger have signed an agreement on a 222-million-U.S.-dollar grant for stronger resilience of Africa's Great Green Wall project. The agreement was...
Nigerian military offensive kills insurgents, but anxiety persists in Borno communities
Premium Times
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July 6, 2025
Insurgency attacks have reduced significantly in Borno State in the past couple of weeks as the Nigerian military killed hundreds of insurgents and bombarded their hideouts across the Sambisa forest and Lake Chad region. About 210 insurgents have...
Africa Doesn’t Need Another Wallet App: It Needs a Seat at the Table (Op-ed)
CryptoPotato
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July 4, 2025
Crypto adoption is accelerating around the world. And with it, a wave of well-funded projects keeps promising financial inclusion in Africa. For years, they’ve pledged to serve the unbanked. But all too often, they deliver little more than press...
The Citizen Of El-Fasher City Are A Living Example Of How International Organizations Mix Humanitarian Work With Politic
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN- Sudanow Magazine) By: Dr. Abdallahi Idriss Abdallahi PortSudan(Sudanow)- Since the outbreak of the terrorist rebellion led by the Al-Daqlo militia on April 15, 2023, the city of El-Fasher (the capital of North Darfur state) has been under...
What Nigeria, Cameroon must do to stop ISWAP’s expansion in Lake Chad basin
Premium Times
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July 1, 2025
Since 2021, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has intensified its footprint in Cameroon’s Far North Region through increased extortion of communities and a spate of brutal attacks on military barracks in Borno (Nigeria) and...
Coups in west Africa have five things in common: knowing what they are is key to defending democracy
The Conversation
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July 6, 2025
August 2025 makes it five years since Malian soldiers ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in a coup d’état. While the event reshaped Mali’s domestic politics, it also marked the beginning of a broader wave of military takeovers that swept...
Sudan: One Of The Best Ten Worldwide,Second In Africa
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN- Sudanow Magazine) By: Rogia al-Shafee Thanks to the huge efforts exerted by a talented and experienced Sudan news agency journalist, Sudan ranking has gone up to forefront within the media sports writing in the AIPS competition. It was a...