Author: Chinedu Asadu
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At least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by extremists in northeastern Nigeria
The United Nations office in Nigeria says at least 200 people, mostly women and children displaced by violence in northeastern Nigeria, were abducted by Islamic extremists while they were searching for firewood near the border with Chad
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Delay of Senegal’s Feb. 25 presidential election is ruled illegal, leaving date uncertain
Senegal’s top election authority has voided the president’s postponement of a presidential election scheduled for Feb. 25 and its rescheduling in December, saying the moves were unconstitutional
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After coups, West African nations hurry to leave the regional bloc that opposed military takeovers
West Africa’s regional bloc says the coup-hit nations of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are in haste to withdraw their membership of the association without following its rules of exit
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Nigeria urges its citizens in South Africa to be careful as tensions rise ahead of soccer match
Nigeria’s authorities have called for caution over what they described as “veiled threats” against their citizens living in South Africa before both countries meet in an Africa Cup of Nations semifinal
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West African bloc asks Senegal to reverse the presidential election delay that’s caused an uproar
West Africa’s regional bloc says authorities in Senegal should hold the presidential election this month as scheduled instead of delaying it by 10 months