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Algeria and Niger seek stronger ties as Sahel tensions simmer
ALGIERS, Algeria (SCANS) — President of the Republic of Niger and Head of State General Abdourahamane Tiani arrived in Algiers...
U.S. Military Begins Deployment to Nigeria in Counter-Insurgency Effort
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (SCANS) — The first contingent of U.S. troops and military aircraft has arrived in northeastern Nigeria, marking the...
Fresh blaze strikes Kano’s Singer market, marking second major fire in two weeks
KANO, Nigeria (SCANS) — A massive fire tore through the Gidan Glass section of Kano’s historic Singer Market on Saturday,...
Egypt unveils ancient rock art spanning millennia on remote plateau
CAIRO (SCANS) — Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Saturday announced the discovery of a vast rock shelter on...
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Indonesia’s Pertamina eyes joint venture to quadruple Niger’s oil output
NIAMEY, Niger (SCANS) — Indonesia's state oil company Pertamina is eyeing a foothold in Niger's largely untapped petroleum sector, with...
Militants target strategic drone base in overnight raid on Niger city
NIAMEY, Niger (SCANS) — Heavy gunfire and explosions rocked the city of Tahoua in central Niger early Monday as armed...
Regional war intensifies as world reacts to US-Israel strikes on Iran
JERUSALEM (SCANS) — A widening war in the Middle East has drawn global attention and concern after the United States...
Fact Check: Netanyahu dead or alive?
TEL AVIV, Israel (SCANS) — Social media posts claiming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was killed in an Iranian missile...
Suspected ISWAP fighters kill Nigerian army major in attack on Borno Base
ABUJA, Nigeria (SCANS) — Suspected fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province attacked a Nigerian military base in northeastern...
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