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Separatist Crisis Forces Senegalese Refugees Into The Gambia
More than 690 people have fled their homes following intensifying conflict between the Senegalese army and the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance in the country’s southern region. Since the Senegalese military launched an offensive against the separatist group, more than 6,000 villagers in Casamance and surrounding villages have abandoned their homes to seek refuge…
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Why The Anambra State Elections Was Declared Inconclusive
The electoral commission of Nigeria, INEC has suspended the collision of votes and announcement of results in Anambra State in what political party actors as well as voters opine might be a ploy to rig elections. However, INEC Returning Officer of the Anambra governorship election, Florence Obi, has disabused these opinions, saying that the suspension…
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69 People Killed In Fresh Islamic Extremist Attack In Mali
Niger’s government says 69 people were killed in the latest violent attack in Niger’s ‘tri-border zone with Burkina Faso and Mali. The violence took place earlier this week near Banibangou, about 155 miles (250 kilometres) north of the capital, Niamey, a volatile area that has been the epicentre of a years-long conflict between state forces…