Football World Cup eliminations dash small business hopes | Football
Colombian food vendor William Abella had been counting on the Qatar World Cup 2022 as an opportunity to offset his
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Nigeria
Death toll hits 154 following attack in central Nigeria | News
Houses and shops were burned to the ground and people who tried to flee and hide were pursued and shot
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Nigeria: Gunmen attack kills at least 50 in Plateau state | Armed Groups News
The state shares a border with Kaduna state, currently a haven for criminal gangs known locally as bandits. At least
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Nigeria: VP Yemi Osinbajo to run for president in 2023 | News
Osinbajo declares he will seek the country’s top job when incumbent Muhammadu Buhari steps down next year. Nigerian Vice President
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Nigeria: Court dismisses eight charges against separatist leader | Courts News
Nigerian authorities had introduced additional charges of ‘terrorism’ against Kanu earlier this year. Nigeria’s separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu should stand
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Nigerian court rules that all terrorism trials be heard in secret | Courts News
The court said the new procedures are to ensure fair trials and the safety of all involved in ‘terrorism trials’.
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Nigeria: Train attackers release hostage video | Boko Haram News
There is growing concern among local authorities and analysts of potential alliances between the bandits and other armed groups like
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Nigerian atheist jailed for blasphemy over Facebook posts | News
Mubarak Bala, a former Muslim, has been accused of attempting to ’cause a breach of the public peace’. A Nigerian
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‘Bandits’ kill 10 soldiers in attack on Nigerian military facility | Armed Groups News
Over the last decade, groups of armed bandits have kidnapped and killed hundreds of people across northwest Nigeria. At least
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Oxfam, others: West Africa facing worst food crisis in a decade | Climate Crisis News
About 27 million people in West Africa are suffering from hunger marking the region’s worst food crisis in a decade,
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