AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoCounterterror Strike: Nigeria and the US say they’ve killed at least 175 Islamic State militants in northeast Nigeria, hitting ISWAP fighters over several days and taking out weapons, checkpoints, and financial networks—AFRICOM adds that no US or Nigerian troops were harmed. Leadership Blow: The new strikes follow the earlier Lake Chad Basin operation that killed ISIS second-in-command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, with officials again stressing “effective collaboration” while Nigeria clarifies the US role was intelligence and support, not ground troops. Security Spotlight: Vice President Kashim Shettima is set to unveil a new counterterrorism book in Abuja tomorrow, spotlighting lessons from the Boko Haram and Lake Chad Basin fight. Politics & Culture: Elsewhere, Florida’s reading recovery debate heats up as arts programs expand in Miami-Dade, and IOC broadcast rights for the next Olympics cycle land across sub-Saharan Africa. Global Stage: At Kenya’s Africa Forward Summit, Macron and other leaders push partnership talk as the continent’s priorities stay front and center.
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