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Video appears to show 600 people abducted in Nigeria mosque attack, residents say

People sit on the grass in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released by an armed group on August 23, 2026, showing what residets said were about 600 women, children and older people abducted in an attack on a mosque in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS

Nigerian forces rescue 308 kidnap victims, presidency says

FILE PHOTO: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu arrives to attend the Africa Forward Summit 2026 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), in Nairobi, Kenya, May 12, 2026. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Convoy carrying Russian fighters attacked in Mali, sources say

Russia and Sahel states deepen military ties as insurgent attacks persist

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose with Niger Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangare, Burkina Faso Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traore and Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop during a meeting with the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) ministers in Niamey, Niger July 8, 2026. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

ICC confirms Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger move to leave court

The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

At least 18 killed in northwest Nigeria clashes, police say

Niger arrests at least 16 for same-sex sexual acts, judicial source says

Mass school kidnappings in Nigeria in recent years

School items belonging to abducted students of Baptist Nursery and Primary School sit inside an empty classroom in Oyo State, Nigeria, June 2, 2026. REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun

Attack on Niger airport kills 11 members of security forces, government says

Dozens die of thirst in Sahara desert after truck breakdown

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