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Zulum flags off Lake Chad waterway clearance at Baga Fish Dam
Borno Government has commenced comprehensive clearance of Lake Chad Waterways as part of efforts to revive economic activities and enhance security in the region after years By: Hamza Suleiman Borno Government has commenced comprehensive clearance...

Matawalle Urges Military to Embrace Innovation, Strategic Foresight In tackling Insecurity
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...

Disappearing Migration Routes Fueling Farmer-Herder Violence in Northern Nigeria
Bello Ardo still remembers how they were sent away from Dapchi, a town in Yobe State, North East Nigeria. It was 2015. He had just arrived with his family and herd, hoping to graze and rest after a long journey from Bauchi State. He approached the...

UN Reports Sudanese Refugees Face Rising Hunger, Malnutrition
(MENAFN) The UN's refugee and food agencies issued a critical warning on Tuesday about the worsening food insecurity and malnutrition crisis affecting millions of Sudanese refugees, as severe funding shortages continue to disrupt life-saving aid...

Troops Neutralise 10 Boko Haram Terrorists, Recover Weapons At Nigeria-Cameroon Border
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralized 10 Boko Haram terrorists during an attack in their hideouts, between Rann and Gamboru Ngala, very close to Nigeria-Cameroon border. INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that the development was part of...

Matawalle to Military: Embrace Innovation, Strategic Foresight in Tackling Insecurity
•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...

Draught and Barrel opens at the former Seasons location in downtown Tunkhannock
TUNKHANNOCK — After over ten years of being vacant, the downtown spot that once housed Seasons Restaurant has been revitalized into a new establishment, Draught & Barrel. The first part of the title, which is Old English for “draft” represents the...

Pieter Coetze Leads Chad Le Clos-Less South African Worlds Roster
Saturday, July 26th – Sunday, August 3rd (pool swimming) OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore LCM (50m) Meet Central With the 2025 World Aquatics Championships on the horizon, we now know who will represent the nation of South Africa in Singapore later...

Lake Chad Basin governments should redouble efforts against ISWAP
Lake Chad Basin governments should redouble efforts against ISWAP ISWAP’s hunt for resources is eroding the ability of communities in northern Cameroon to withstand economic hardship. Since 2021, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has...

Chad Ochocinco Has Bold Prediction for Damian Lillard After Being Waived
The Milwaukee Bucks shocked the NBA world on Tuesday when it was announced the team was signing former Indiana Pacers star center Myles Turner to a four-year deal. Signing Turner was massive, but it also led the team to shockingly waive Damian...

What Nigeria, Cameroon must do to stop ISWAP’s expansion in Lake Chad basin
Since 2021, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has intensified its footprint in Cameroon’s Far North Region through increased extortion of communities and a spate of brutal attacks on military barracks in Borno (Nigeria) and...

Sudanese fleeing war are at risk of worsening hunger in neighbouring nations, UN warns
The UN warns that millions of Sudanese refugees face worsening hunger in neighboring countries already struggling with food insecurity. With critical funding dwindling, over four million refugees in countries like Chad and Egypt are at risk....

Sudanese fleeing war are at risk of worsening hunger in neighboring nations, UN warns
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Gold Mine Collapse in Sudan Leaves 11 Dead and 7 Injured
The accident occurred at the Kersh Al-Feel mine, as confirmed by the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company (SMRC). July 1, 2025 Hour: 4:00 pm Authorities reported that the mine had previously been ordered closed due to safety risks. At least 11...

UN warns four million Sudanese may face starvation
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a dire warning that life-saving food assistance for Sudanese refugees in several countries could cease within two months due to severe funding shortages. The impending crisis affects over...
France hands over 4th military site to Senegal
DAKAR, July 1 (Xinhua) -- France has transferred control of a fourth military site to Senegal, the French Embassy in Dakar has announced in a statement. The statement said that on Tuesday, France officially handed over the Inter-Armed Transmission...

WFP supports digital wallet, biometric IDV program to reach 750k Nigerians with aid
A Partnership between the Nigerian government and the World Food Program (WFP) is helping more than 750,000 forcibly displaced persons in that country to access cash-based transfers and other relief support. The initiative, coordinated by the...

Africa Unites to Save Donkeys as PADCO-2 Validates Historic Strategy
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, Jul 1 – The Second Pan-African Donkey Conference (PADCO-2) closed with a strong continental call to action, delivering three historic outcomes to preserve Africa’s rapidly declining donkey population. Held under the theme...

Sudanese Refugee Crisis in Chad Reaches Breaking Point Amid Aid Shortfalls
June 30, 2025 Hour: 2:35 pm The humanitarian situation for Sudanese refugees in Chad has reached a critical stage, with over 844,000 people having fled into the country since the outbreak of civil war in Sudan in April 2023. According to the UN...

Senate PASSES President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Despite Three GOP No Votes – VP JD Vance Breaks the Tie
Credit: C-SPAN 2 screenshot The Senate has passed President Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” sending it one step closer to becoming law. The vote was 51-50. As expected, two of the GOP no votes came from Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky and disgraced...