Nigeria
US withdrew forces from Nigeria after operation against ISIS, AFRICOM chief says
In May, US and Nigerian forces conducted military operations in northeastern Nigeria that killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command of ISIS globally.
US CENTCOM kills senior ISIS leader Ali Husayn al-'Ulaywi in northwest Syria airstrike
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Gunmen kill three in Nigeria school attack
Pain and horror follow massacre in Nigerian Catholic church
Owo is located in Ondo State in southwest Nigeria, a part of the country that does not usually experience violent conflict over religion
At least 50 dead after gunmen attack worshippers at church in Nigeria
Local media said gunmen had fired at worshippers and detonated explosives at the church. Those killed included women and children.
Nigerian Christians demand justice for student killed over alleged blasphemy
Two suspects were arrested in connection with the murder of Deborah Samuel, accused of posting blasphemous statements about the Prophet Mohammad.
The voices of Jewish-African leaders have never been lost
“If you are in Israel or Ghana, you have one God, one Torah. If the people in Israel are keeping Shabbat, us Hebrews in Ghana will also keep Shabbat and pray to Hashem.”
Six Nigerian, Niger troops killed by Islamic State, security forces say
Two officers and four other ranks from both countries were killed and 16 wounded.
Pirates take six hostages from container ship in Gulf of Guinea
The container ship was sailing under a Liberian flag, the spokesperson said, but the name or operator of the vessel were not immediately clear.
US Christian groups push first Muslim as Religious Freedom Ambassador
Controversy over removing Nigeria from list of states engaging in religious persecution has highlighted stalled nomination
Iran media sheds light on ‘Islamic movement’ in Nigeria
Nigeria has been plagued by Islamic extremists linked to Boko Haram for the last decade.
Abducted: How three Israeli filmmakers were captured and freed in Nigeria
The story of Rochman, Leibman and Benaym in Nigeria didn’t begin at gunpoint, it started with a lie – a lie about their purpose in Nigeria.
Proposed US arms sale to Nigeria on 'hold' over human rights concerns
Foreign Policy reported earlier this week that the State Department had informally notified Congress of the proposed sale but it was frozen in the Senate committee.
