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Navy repels terrorists attack on Lake Chad Base, neutralise many
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 19, 2025
Navy repels terrorists attack on Lake Chad Base, neutralise many The Nigerian Navy has successfully repelled a coordinated attack by Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents on the Naval Base Lake Chad in Borno State. The Terrorists began their attack at about...
Sustaining Africa’s polio fight
Science and Development Network
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National polio laboratories will help Africa in its final push towards eradicating the disease, writes Chikwe Ihekweazu, outgoing acting director for WHO Africa. [LAGOS, SciDev.Net] As my term as acting WHO regional director for Africa draws to a...
Gov Buni rallies unity on security, climate resilience in Lake Chad Basin region
Daily Post
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June 18, 2025
In an effort to demonstrate firm leadership and regional commitment, Yobe State governor and chairman of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum, LCBGF, Mai Mala Buni, has rallied regional unity on security, climate resilience, and economic...
France returns military base to Senegal
Daily News Tanzania
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July 2, 2025
FRANCE: France has handed over a military communications base in western Senegal to local authorities after withdrawing its troops, the French embassy has announced. The West African nation’s president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, called for an end to...
Buni Chairs Lake Chad Basin Commission Meeting In Ndjamena, Chad
Daily Independent
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June 18, 2025
1 Yobe state Governor and Chairman of the Lake Chad Governor’s Forum Mai Mala Buni today chaired his first meeting with the Lake Chad Basin Commission at its headquarters in Ndjamena, Chad, as the Forum’s chairman. Buni attached importance to...
Buni calls for unity to tackle insecurity, food shortage in Lake Chad Basin
Tribune Online
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June 18, 2025
The Chairman of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, has urged member states to strengthen regional cooperation in addressing the pressing challenges of insecurity, food shortages, infrastructure gaps,...
Boko Haram Attack on Lake Chad Naval Base Highlights Enduring Security Challenges
ImpACT International
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The recent foiled attack by Boko Haram militants on a naval base in the Lake Chad region, resulting in dozens of militant fatalities, underscores the persistent security challenges facing Nigeria and its neighbors. Despite sustained military...
Troops Repel Boko Haram Attack On Lake Chad Naval Base
TVC News Nigeria
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June 18, 2025
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have successfully repelled a pre-dawn attack by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on a naval base near the Lake Chad Fish Dam, neutralising dozens of insurgents in a fierce gun battle....
Matawalle Urges Military to Embrace Innovation, Strategic Foresight In tackling Insecurity
Arise News
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July 2, 2025
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has urged military authorities to shift their mindset to embrace innovation, sustainability, and strategic foresight in tackling emerging security threats in the country, as well as addressing...
Soldiers foil B'Haram attack on Lake Chad naval base, kill dozens
Punch
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June 18, 2025
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have stopped an early morning attack by Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists on the Naval Base at Lake Chad Fish Dam. The attack happened around 2 a.m. on Wednesday. This was disclosed in a statement by the Nigerian Army...
Troops kill scores as Boko Haram, ISWAP fighters attack naval base in Lake Chad
Daily Post
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June 18, 2025
Scores of Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, fighters were neutralised on Tuesday following an attempted infiltration of the Nigerian Navy base at Lake Chad Fish Dam in Borno State. The insurgents launched the coordinated...
New Goodwill Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University
GNN Liberia
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July 2, 2025
On June 29, 2025, the First Congress of Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University took place in Moscow. The event was organized by the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University with the support of the...
Nigerian Navy Repels Boko Haram Attack on Lake Chad Base, Borno
The News Chronicle
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June 18, 2025
In the early hours of Wednesday, the Nigerian Navy thwarted an attempted infiltration by suspected Boko Haram terrorists at the Naval Base on Lake Chad, located near Fish Dam in Baga, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. According to...
Troops kill terror kingpins in Sokoto, Borno offensives
Punch
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July 2, 2025
In a significant breakthrough in the fight against terrorism, the troops have eliminated notorious Sokoto bandit kingpin, Yellow Danbokkolo and 10 Boko Haram terrorists in Borno. Troops of Operation Fasan Yama, during a fierce offensive in Eastern...
Troops foil Boko Haram attack on naval base in Lake Chad
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 18, 2025
The Maritime Component of Operation Hadin Kai, in the early hours of Wednesday, responded to an attempted infiltration by suspected Boko Haram terrorists on the Naval Base Lake Chad, located at Fish Dam, Baga, in Kukawa Local Government Area,...
Matawalle to Military: Embrace Innovation, Strategic Foresight in Tackling Insecurity
This Day
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July 2, 2025
•Troops kill 10 terrorists, recover cache of arms, ammunition in northeast •Police apprehend three wanted bandits, kidnappers in Abuja, Kaduna Linus Aleke in Abuja The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has urged military authorities...
Troops Repel Boko Haram Assault On Naval Base In Lake Chad
Biz Watch Nigeria
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June 18, 2025
Troops of the Maritime Component of Operation Hadin Kai successfully thwarted a predawn assault by suspected Boko Haram insurgents on a Nigerian Navy base located at Fish Dam, Baga, in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. According to...
Nous Wivay takes Band of the Year; other winners announced
St. Lucia Times
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July 15, 2025
On Sunday, nine junior bands and 20 Junior King and Queen costumes paraded through Castries as part of the Junior Carnival Festival in Saint Lucia. Despite the heat, the young revellers marched from Serenity Park through Peynier Street, Micoud...
Chad's Secretary Of State For Petroleum, Mines And Geology Joins African Mining Week (AMW) 2025
MENAFN
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June 25, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Khadidja Hassane Abdoulaye, Secretary of State for Petroleum, Mines and Geology at Chad's Ministry of Mines and Geology, has joined the upcoming African Mining Week conference as a speaker. Taking place from October 1-3, 2025,...
Jihadist fighters stage series of attacks on Mali military posts
BBC
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July 1, 2025
Jihadist fighters have launched a series of simultaneous attacks on military posts across numerous towns in Mali - the third major assault on the army over the last month. Mali's army said it repelled Tuesday morning's attacks, allegedly...