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(MENAFN) Libya opened a high-level meeting of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) on Saturday, with the 28-nation bloc weighing a restructuring and a push to revive its institutions.

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(MENAFN) Four senior commanders of the Boko Haram splinter group ISWAP, among them a Shura Council member and two high-ranking Arab fighters, were killed by Nigerian forces in Borno State in the northeast, the military announced.

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(MENAFN) The European Union has committed €20 million ($23 million) in military assistance to Nigeria, a major push to deepen security ties as the country grapples with entrenched violence.

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(MENAFN) A coordinated military operation involving forces from Nigeria and the United States has reportedly killed at least 175 militants linked to Islamic State in northeastern Nigeria, including several senior commanders.

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(MENAFN) More than 100 civilians are dead and dozens wounded after a Nigerian military airstrike targeting Boko Haram militants struck a local market over the weekend in the country's troubled northeast, rights watchdog Amnesty International...

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(MENAFN) N’Djamena has sealed Chad’s eastern frontier with Sudan following a weekend of cross border violence that left five Chadian soldiers and three civilians dead, according to media.