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Some 160 villagers reported taken in deadly raid
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoTen people have been killed and at least 160 other villagers have been kidnapped from a remote community in Nigeria's central Niger state, officials say. A large number of armed men, suspected ...
Congo communities forcibly uprooted to make way for mines critical to EVs, Amnesty report says
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoThe mining of minerals critical to electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies in Congo...
Rights groups report widespread war crimes across Africa’s Sahel region with communities under siege
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSecurity forces and armed groups are committing war crimes against civilians in Africa's Sahel...
Dozens Arrested for Attending Gay Wedding in Nigeria
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 9 months agoDozens of people were arrested in Nigeria on charges that they had been involved in a gay wedding. Homosexuality is illegal in the most populous country...
Nigeria massacres see at least 160 people killed across tens of villages
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA burnt out car and a motorcycle is seen following an attacked by gunmen in Bokkos, north central...
Drone strike mistake leaves scene of carnage and 85 dead at Muslim celebration
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBola Tinubu, Nigeria's president, has called for an investigation into the strike - HOLLIE...
Nigeria kidnappings break up families, keep children out of school
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 months agoKADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) -Esther Joseph said she went "almost mad" with anguish when her...
Nigeria's defense chief accuses nations withholding arms sales over abuses of 'double standards'
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoNigeria's defense chief expressed frustration Tuesday with what he called the “double standards” of...
Mass arrests target LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria while abuses against them are ignored, activists say
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLaw enforcement authorities in Nigeria are using the country’s same-sex prohibition law to target...
U.S. Congress members seek halt to $1 billion Nigeria weapons deal
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwo members of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday called on...