Nigerian Armed Forces Neutralized Over 35 Terrorists on Border with Cameroon

The airstrikes were carried out following an attempted attack on ground troops, air force spokesperson Ehimen Ejodame said in a statement, released to local media.

Four terrorist assembly points were struck. Communication with the ground forces under threat was…

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Kenya Exhumes 32 More Bodies in Doomsday Sect Case; Governance Failures Under Scrutiny

Kenyan authorities have exhumed 32 additional bodies near Shakahola this week, linked to the doomsday sect blamed for hundreds of deaths in 2023. Police confirmed 11 arrests, while families of victims continue to await DNA results for identification.

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Chad Receives Over 1 Million Cholera Vaccines

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF delivered 1.1 million doses of cholera vaccine to the Chadian government on 28 August.

The supply aims to contain the epidemic in the provinces of Sila and Ouaddai, and to prevent new cases. A vaccination campaign will be held from 2–8 September across…

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Russia and Sahel States Agree to Establish Engineering Classes

Engineering classes modeled on Russian programs will be introduced in schools in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, members of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES), according to Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev. The announcement followed a meeting with education ministers…

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Mali Identifies 36,000 Suspected Ghost Workers in Civil Service

Mali’s government says a recent biometric census of public employees uncovered more than 36,000 suspected ghost workers out of a total of 158,000 civil servants.

Authorities will suspend salary payments to the identified names starting in September, a move expected to save around 48…

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