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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo boards his plane at Andrews Air Force Base en route to Munich on a trip that will include his first tour of sub-Saharan Africa

Pompeo Makes First Trip To Africa With Conflicting US Signals

Pompeo makes first trip to Africa with conflicting US signals

More Cameroonians Enter Nigeria To Flee Violence: UN

Refugeee: Ben Ojometa, a 75-year-old Cameroonian who fled to the town of Agborkim in Cross Rivers state in February 2018

More Cameroonians enter Nigeria to flee violence: UN

Teen Kills Baby Born Out Of Wedlock, Buries Body Minutes After Giving Birth

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The boy’s body was exhumed and sent for autopsy. The woman and her child’s father were taken into custody.

The jihadists stormed in on trucks mounted with heavy weapons,Â killing, burning and looting before kidnapping women and children, according to a state government spokesman

Jihadists Kill, Abduct Dozens In Northeast Nigeria

Jihadists kill, abduct dozens in northeast Nigeria

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama deliver statements to the press after talks that included discussion of a visa row

US, Nigeria Hope To Resolve Visa Row Soon

US, Nigeria hope to resolve visa row soon

Former military dictator Sani Abacha is believed to have looted hundreds of millions of dollars from Nigeria during his rule from 1993 until his death in 1998

Nigeria To Receive $308m Stolen By Ex-dictator: US

Nigeria to receive $308m stolen by ex-dictator: US

File picture of a Delta Airlines plane sitting on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

Trump Travel Ban: What Are The 6 New Countries Targeted By President’s Controversial Immigration Policy?

Top Democrats criticized the expansion.

US President Donald Trump's latest immigration restrictions pertain to Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan and Tanzania

US Curbs Immigration From Nigeria, Five Other Nations

US curbs immigration from Nigeria, five other nations

Renault Names Ex-Seat Chief De Meo As CEO For Post-Ghosn Era

Renault names ex-Seat chief De Meo as CEO for post-Ghosn era

Cheers: Burukutu has been brewed for generations by the Jukun people of central and northern Nigeria

Nigerians Turn To Traditional Brew As Economy Staggers

Nigerians turn to traditional brew as economy staggers

Dangerous roads: A screen grab from a January 2018 video released by Boko Haram, showing jihadists attacking the military on a highway near Maiduguri

Terror As Jihadists Target Key Northeast Nigeria Road

Terror as jihadists target key northeast Nigeria road

The bustling waterfront slums of Lagos are now quiet after the army evicted tens of thousands of residents

Lagos Waterfront Evictions Highlight Nigeria Oil And Land Squabbles

Lagos waterfront evictions highlight Nigeria oil and land squabbles

Trump repeatedly promised during his election campaign to implement a complete ban on Muslims entering the US, and announced his first package of travel bans and restrictions shortly after taking office in January 2017

Trump To Add A 'Couple Of Countries' To US Travel Ban

Trump to add a 'couple of countries' to US travel ban

Gold Miners Face Dangerous Life In Nigeria's 'Bandit' Country

Gold miners face dangerous life in Nigeria's 'bandit' country

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he wants to make the UK the "investment partner of choice" for African countries

UK Puts Visas Into Pitch For Post-Brexit Trade With Africa

UK puts visas into pitch for post-Brexit trade with Africa

Chadian soldiers who had been in Nigeria this month returned to Chad to patrol the Lake Chad area

Suicide Bomber Kills Nine Civilians In Western Chad

Suicide bomber kills nine civilians in western Chad

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Man Smashes Mother's Skull Into Pieces After Beheading Her, Says 'Devil' Did It

“It is the devil because I did not know what came upon to kill my mother,” the accused told the investigators.

A Pakistani health worker administers polio drops to a child at a railway station during a polio vaccination campaign in Lahore in November 2019

Pakistan Says Facebook To Help In Fight Against Polio

Pakistan says Facebook to help in fight against polio

The graves of 71 troops killed in an attack in Niger last month

Islamic State Replaces Al-Qaeda As Enemy No. 1 In Sahel

Islamic State replaces al-Qaeda as Enemy No. 1 in Sahel

The Nigerian Navy has a special forces unit trained to intervene against pirates

Four Chinese Sailors Kidnapped In Gabon Are Free

Four Chinese sailors kidnapped in Gabon are free

Nigerian special forces taking part in an anti-piracy drill in the Gulf of Guinea in 2019

Sailor Kidnappings Surge Off West Africa: Watchdog

Sailor kidnappings surge off West Africa: watchdog

A farewell to arms? The Yansakai vigilante group surrendered hundreds of weapons last month

Peace Talks Bring Fragile Truce In Nigeria 'Bandit' Conflict

Peace talks bring fragile truce in Nigeria 'bandit' conflict

The MTN saga has not helped investor confidence in Nigeria

MTN Says Nigeria Withdraws $2bn Tax Demand

MTN says Nigeria withdraws $2bn tax demand

US President Donald Trump says a US pullout from Iraq at this time would be the "worst thing" for the country

Trump Global Approval Rating Remains Very Low, 89% Of Mexicans Have No Confidence

Trump remains unpopular worldwide with six in 10 people saying they don't have confidence Trump will do the right thing in world affairs.

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Student Killed, Body Parts Eaten By Boyfriend, His Mother As Part Of Ritual To Become Rich

The man lured his girlfriend to a hotel and drugged her to sleep before smashing her head. A pastor then “slit her throat like a goat" and cooked her breasts, which he served to the man and his mother.

Pollution: Low tide exposes oily mud on a river bed in K-Dere, a village in the Niger Delta region

Nigerian Communities Struggle With Devastating Oil Spills

Nigerian communities struggle with devastating oil spills

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