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Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani attends Central-South Asia trade Summit in Tashkent, Uzbekistan July 16, 2021. REUTERS-Stringer-File Photo

Afghan president blames worsening security situation on sudden U.S. pullout

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Boko Haram - Islamic State-aligned militants have intensified attacks on army camps in recent weeks as part of a more than decade-long insurgency that has killed more than 36,000 people.

Boko Haram invade Cameroonian military base, kill seven soldiers

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Thirty-three Taliban militants were killed and 17 others wounded in Afghan Air Force (AAF) airstrikes in two provinces on Friday, the country’s Defense Ministry confirmed on Saturday.

33 Taliban militants killed in Afghan air force strikes – Defense ministry

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U.S. launches air strikes in aid of embattled Afghan forces

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Washington – The United States on Monday reimposed curbs on an Israeli billionaire accused of corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), reversing a move by Donald Trump during his last days in office.

Book: How US special forces almost ‘invaded’ Nigeria under Donald Trump

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The United States on Tuesday carried out an air strike against al Shabaab militants in Somalia, the first strike in the country since President Joe Biden came into office.

U.S. military carries out first air strike in Somalia under Joe Biden

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FILE PHOTO - An Afghan policeman keeps watch at the check post on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan July 13, 2021. REUTERS-Mohammad Ismail

Foreign missions in Afghanistan call for Taliban ceasefire

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The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has blamed the Peoples Democratic Party PDP for being vicariously responsible for the attack on a former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu by members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB in Germany.

Senator Ekweremadu: Justice panacea to widespread agitations nationwide

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FILE PHOTO - Palestinian Hamas supporters attend an anti-Israel rally in the northern Gaza Strip, May 30, 2021. REUTERS-Mohammed Salem

Israel to withhold $180 million in Palestinian funds over militant stipends

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Members of Taliban political office Abdul Latif Mansoor (R), Shahabuddin Delawar (C) and Suhail Shaheen arrive for a news conference in Moscow, Russia July 9, 2021. REUTERS-Tatyana Makeyeva

Taliban seize more territory, say they control much of Afghanistan

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Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, during a visit by the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Hajia Amina Mohammed, on Tuesday

Senator Akpabio: NDDC forensic audit unearths 12,128 unnamed projects

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WFP: Looming hunger crisis in insurgency-hit Mozambique

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Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, the Minister of Environment, at World Press Conference in Abuja, said the measures were to avert further outbreak and spread of the epidemic in many states of the federation.

Minister: Nigeria loses 4.5 trillion barrels of oil to theft in four years

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Environment minister Mohammad Abubakar made this known at an event organised in conjunction with the French Embassy to mark the 5th Anniversary of the Paris Agreement in Abuja.

Minister: Nigeria records 4,919 oil spills in 6 years, 4.5 trillion barrels stolen in four years

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Gunmen attack Kaduna school, abduct about 150 students – parent, administrator

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