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Nigerian Senate leader questioned over violent gangs
The use of political gangs has returned to the spotlight in Nigeria after suspects in a violent armed robbery claimed they had been recruited by the leader of the country's Senate.
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Amnesty International says Nigerian army abused women fleeing Boko Haram
Amnesty International accuses Nigerian soldiers of raping women rescued from Boko Haram. Nigeria's military says the claims are false and malicious. Also, the Democratic Republic…Nigerian victims face their traffickers in Paris court
Sixteen members of a mostly female network of Nigerian human traffickers operating forced prostitution rings in France went on trial last week in Paris, facing their accusers as…
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Founder of creative magazine 'Something We Africans Got' speaks to FRANCE 24
Nigeria's transport union warns its drivers off the roads into Kaduna after dozens of motorists and passengers are reportedly abducted by gunmen. Also, civil society leaders fear…
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Kenya-based organisation Amref Health Africa awarded top Spanish prize
A Kenyan flying doctors group which is Africa's largest home-grown international organisation wins a top Spanish prize for its work looking out for the health of remote…Dozens dead as bandits, militia clash in Nigeria
Fighting between armed bandits and militiamen left 45 dead in northern Nigeria, police and a local militia said Sunday, amid escalating rural violence often involving cattle…
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Dozens killed in Nigeria suicide blasts
Dozens of people were killed in a twin suicide bombing in north-eastern Nigeria on Tuesday. A mosque and marketplace were targeted in the city of Mubi in Adamawa state.…Dozens killed in northeast Nigeria twin attacks
Suicide bombers killed dozens of people at a mosque and a market in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, in a twin attack bearing the hallmarks of Islamist insurgents Boko Haram.Trump vows to help Nigeria in fight against Boko Haram
US President Donald Trump pledged stronger support for Nigeria's fight against Boko Haram jihadists Monday, while demanding greater trade access to Africa's largest economy.
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Nigeria's President Buhari meets Trump in Washington
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari becomes the first sub-Saharan African leader to head to the White House during Donald Trump's administration. The two men side-step Trump's…
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Zimbabwean nurses call off strike and return to work
In tonight's edition: Nurses in Zimbabwe call off their strike action and return to work, and Cameroon's government says it will compensate victims of a Ponzi scheme. Also, more…
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Shiite protesters clash with police for second day in Abuja
In tonight's edition: Shiite protesters clash with police for a second day in Abuja; more than 200 Anglophones flee southwest Cameroon; and Ethiopians in Oromiya have high…Amy Jadesimi: A rising star in Nigeria’s business world
France 24 brings you all the news from Africa with correspondents and guests on set.NIGERIA
Nigerian Senate leader questioned over violent gangs
The use of political gangs has returned to the spotlight in Nigeria after suspects in a violent armed robbery claimed they had been recruited by the leader of the country's Senate.
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Amnesty International says Nigerian army abused women fleeing Boko Haram
Amnesty International accuses Nigerian soldiers of raping women rescued from Boko Haram. Nigeria's military says the claims are false and malicious. Also, the Democratic Republic…Nigerian victims face their traffickers in Paris court
Sixteen members of a mostly female network of Nigerian human traffickers operating forced prostitution rings in France went on trial last week in Paris, facing their accusers as…
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Founder of creative magazine 'Something We Africans Got' speaks to FRANCE 24
Nigeria's transport union warns its drivers off the roads into Kaduna after dozens of motorists and passengers are reportedly abducted by gunmen. Also, civil society leaders fear…
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Kenya-based organisation Amref Health Africa awarded top Spanish prize
A Kenyan flying doctors group which is Africa's largest home-grown international organisation wins a top Spanish prize for its work looking out for the health of remote…Dozens dead as bandits, militia clash in Nigeria
Fighting between armed bandits and militiamen left 45 dead in northern Nigeria, police and a local militia said Sunday, amid escalating rural violence often involving cattle…
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Dozens killed in Nigeria suicide blasts
Dozens of people were killed in a twin suicide bombing in north-eastern Nigeria on Tuesday. A mosque and marketplace were targeted in the city of Mubi in Adamawa state.…Dozens killed in northeast Nigeria twin attacks
Suicide bombers killed dozens of people at a mosque and a market in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, in a twin attack bearing the hallmarks of Islamist insurgents Boko Haram.Trump vows to help Nigeria in fight against Boko Haram
US President Donald Trump pledged stronger support for Nigeria's fight against Boko Haram jihadists Monday, while demanding greater trade access to Africa's largest economy.
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Nigeria's President Buhari meets Trump in Washington
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari becomes the first sub-Saharan African leader to head to the White House during Donald Trump's administration. The two men side-step Trump's…
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Zimbabwean nurses call off strike and return to work
In tonight's edition: Nurses in Zimbabwe call off their strike action and return to work, and Cameroon's government says it will compensate victims of a Ponzi scheme. Also, more…
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