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The United States military on February 3, 2025, confirmed a small presence of American troops deployed to Nigeria to help target extremist groups. The announcement of the contingent US forces in Nigeria was made by General Dagvin Anderson, head of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), after a bilateral understanding between Washington and Abuja aimed at […]
A new Minister of Defence has been nominated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following the resignation of Mohammed Badaru Abubakar on Tuesday. General Christopher Gwabin Musa, a former Chief of Defence Staff from Sokoto State, will now stand as Nigeria’s Defence Minister upon clearance from the Senate. In a letter addressed to Senate President […]
The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, says 64 Boko Haram suspects in Kuje prison in the federal capital territory (FCT) are missing. The minister confirmed this on Wednesday at a media briefing at the facility in Abuja. Gunmen had attacked the prison with explosives on Tuesday night. Shuaib Belgore, permanent secretary, ministry of […]
Burkina Faso’s interim president Paul-Henri Damiba has approved a new government that includes the same defence minister as served under former president Roch Kabore before his ouster in a military coup, an official decree showed on Saturday. Damiba was inaugurated on Wednesday as transitional president for three years, after leading a group of officers […]
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