Blasts in Nigeria kill at least 29 people in Gombe
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Blasts in Nigeria kill at least 29 people in Gombe

A local source told AFP news agency the bombers were two young girls who had…

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Four Egypt soldiers killed in Sinai bombing
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Four Egypt soldiers killed in Sinai bombing

Egypt’s military says a roadside bombing in northern Sinai has killed four troops.

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Saudi-backed Yemeni troops and fighters control Aden
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Saudi-backed Yemeni troops and fighters control Aden

Yemen’s exiled government reopened Aden airport on Wednesday, a week after its loyalists retook control…

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Three Spanish journalists believed kidnapped in Syria
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Three Spanish journalists believed kidnapped in Syria

Spanish national television network TVE said that the missing journalists were on a joint investigative…

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African Union and Somali troops seize town held by Islamic extremist rebels
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African Union and Somali troops seize town held by Islamic extremist rebels

Kenyan soldiers entered south-eastern Bardere town, which has been under al-Shabab control since 2008, armed…

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Nigerian president says multinational force to take on Boko Haram extremists
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Nigerian president says multinational force to take on Boko Haram extremists

Nigerian leader Buhari, Obama meet to shore up relations
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Nigerian leader Buhari, Obama meet to shore up relations

This year’s Ramadan has been particularly deadly in Nigeria, with suicide bombers hitting mosques and…

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Auto bomb claimed by IS kills four in Yemen capital
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Auto bomb claimed by IS kills four in Yemen capital

On Friday, Khaled Bahah, Yemen’s vice-president and prime minister, declared that Aden had been “liberated”…

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Nigerian President, Obama to Meet at White House
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Nigerian President, Obama to Meet at White House

Meanwhile the Niger army said on Saturday it had killed 32 Boko Haram fighters from…

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Nigerian Buhari, Obama to discuss combatting Boko Haram, corruption
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Nigerian Buhari, Obama to discuss combatting Boko Haram, corruption

In the Nigerian attacks, residents said twin explosions near a prayer ground in Damaturu killed…

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