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By Enyichukwu Enemanna Lawmakers in the United States have initiated the process of enacting a law aimed at improving religious freedom, accountability and human rights protection in Nigeria, including potential sanctions against armed groups and a...

By Ebi Kesiena The administration of President Donald Trump has approved the deployment of 200 United States soldiers to Nigeria to support the country’s fight against terrorism and armed banditry. According to a report by The...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Mali's military government has arrested and detained a prominent journalist for criticizing the leader of neighbouring Niger, a rights group alleged on Monday. Youssouf Sissoko, editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper L’Alternance, was arrested...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Authorities in the Netherlands on Thursday returned a 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt after the looted artefact made its way to a Dutch art fair in 2022. Dutch police in collaboration with the country's...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna South Africa on Friday expelled Israel’s chargé d’affaires over what it said was a series of unacceptable violations of diplomatic norms and practices, giving him 72 hours to leave the country Ariel Seidman...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Uganda’s army chief, Muhoozi Kainerugaba in the early hours of Friday broke ties with the United States, accusing its embassy of assisting the fugitive opposition leader Bobi Wine, but reversed his position, citing...