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May 25, 2013
2:16 pm
John Kerry pressured Nigeria over its reported human rights issues Saturday, during his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office.
May 25, 2013
12:33 pm
French troops have begun to withdraw four months after arriving in Mali to push Islamist rebels out of the north.
May 25, 2013
10:05 am
The Nigerian army said Friday it had destroyed a number of camps used by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram in the northeast of the country.
May 23, 2013
3:13 pm
In the wake of the horrific Woolwich attack, members of the EDL have taken to the streets in protest. Who are they and what do they stand for?
May 23, 2013
10:59 am
News of the truce comes at the heels of clashes between the rebel group and government troops that have killed 20 people this week.
May 23, 2013
9:29 am
The blast at the barracks in the northern city of Agadez killed 19 people, including 18 soldiers.
May 23, 2013
7:13 am
British-born Muslim converts hack to death a serving soldier; Obama to announce new restrictions on drones; and the oldest man ever summits Mt. Everest. He is, wait for it, 80.
May 23, 2013
6:41 am
One of the two suspects is said to be of Nigerian descent and known to an Islamist organization banned in Britain.
May 22, 2013
11:09 pm
The body of renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, who died in March, arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday ahead of his burial in his home state.
May 22, 2013
6:35 pm
Michelle Obama, Hilary Clinton, Melinda Gates highest-ranking Americans on Forbes "Power Women" list.
May 22, 2013
6:34 pm
Forbes most powerful women list has Germany's Angela Merkel on top
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