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Islamic State group claims deadly attack on Niamey airport in Niger

The Islamic State group on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack in Niger on an air force base in the capital that wounded four soldiers and damaged an aircraft. State television reported that Niger’s forces responded quickly to the assault early Thursday, killing 20 of the attackers and arresting 11 others.

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Niger airport attacked by armed groups in first attack on strategic site

In Niger, an attack targeted Niamey airport around midnight and went on for hours into the morning on January 29. This is the first time such a strategic site has been targeted. Niger’s military leader has accused the presidents of France, Benin and Ivory Coast of supporting the armed groups …

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Multi-million euro fraud scandal shakes Kenya’s social security system

In Kenya, the Ministry of Health has announced that the equivalent of 71 million euros has been stolen, misdirected or fraudulently clamed by hospitals and other healthcare facilites manipulated a new social security system. It had been meant to modernise the old system in a way that meant all Kenyans could access better health …

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The Bright Side: French-Nigerian artists join forces to create future hits

From Lagos to Paris, the beat is getting louder. Nine French composers recently joined forces with Nigerian Afrobeats artists at the headquarters of the prestigious Nigerian label Mavin Records in an effort to create 60 tracks that could become the genre’s next international breakout hits.

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Nigeria : des dizaines de personnes tuées lors d’une attaque jihadiste dans l’État de Borno

Une embuscade a été tendue, dans la nuit de mercredi à jeudi, à des ouvriers qui travaillaient sur le pont de Wajiroko, dans l’État de Borno. Selon des sources locales et médicales, l’attaque a été perpétrée par des jihadistes du groupe État islamique et a fait une dizaine de morts, dont …

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Attaque de l’aéroport au Niger : le chef de la junte accuse la France

Le chef de la junte au Niger a accusé nommément les présidents français, béninois et ivoirien d’avoir été les « sponsors » de l’attaque de l’aéroport de Niamey, dans la nuit de mercredi à jeudi. « Nous félicitons l’ensemble des forces de défense et de sécurité (…) ainsi que les partenaires russes qui …

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Deadly jihadist attack kills dozens in northeast Nigeria, including soldiers

Islamic State-aligned militants killed dozens of people, including soldiers, in an overnight attack in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state on Thursday, local sources said. The assault in Sabon Gari underscores persistent violence in a region where an Islamist insurgency since 2009 has killed over 40,000 and displaced nearly two million.

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