UN Forces Have “No Vital Role to Play” in Dafur- Bashir
07/04/2016Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has told the BBC he will step down in 2020, when his current mandate ends. He said that his job was “exhausting” and his current term.
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World Bank Pledges $800M for Rehabilitation of North-East Nigeria
05/04/2016An estimated $9 billion would be required for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of damaged infrastructure in the six North-East states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe, the office.
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Burundi Accepts U.N. Police Deployment
04/04/2016Burundi has recently accepted the United Nations Security Council’s resolution to send in police, the foreign affairs minister told Reuters, after months of political tension.
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Nigeria’s First Car Maker to Produce Fighter Jets’ Spare Parts for Air Force
31/03/2016As part of efforts to improve local content and engineering, the Nigerian Air Force and Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company have recently signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) that would see.
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Security Council Response Needed in W. Sahara crisis- U.N. Official
24/03/2016The United Nations Security Council must act to ensure Morocco’s decision to expel personnel from a U.N. peacekeeping mission in the disputed territory of Western Sahara does not set a.
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Germany Partners with Nigeria in Tackling Boko Haram
22/03/2016As part of efforts to boost German- Nigeria’s military relations, the German Deputy Defence Minister, Dr Ralf Brauksiepe has recently pledged his country’s total commitment to the Nigerian Armed Forces.
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Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea Agrees on Maritime Security
18/03/2016Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea has recently signed an agreement to establish combined patrols to bolster security in the Gulf of Guinea, which has been plagued by piracy in the last.
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Benin to Deploy Troops to Boost Campaign against Boko Haram
16/03/2016Benin will deploy 150 troops next month to assist a regional task force battling Islamist militant group Boko Haram, a statement from the task force has recently said.
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Terrorism Does Not Respect Territorial Boundaries – Nigeria’s President Buhari
15/03/2016Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has recently said that terrorism does not respect territorial boundaries as he condemned Sunday’s terrorist attack on the Grand Bassam Resort in Cote D’Ivoire.
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Ethiopia’s Bid for Seat in UN Security Council Gaining Momentum
14/03/2016Ethiopia’s bid for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council, which was launched on February 29, 2016, is gaining momentum, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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