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Militants armed with AK-47s attacked a school in Kaduna state, Nigeria, kidnapping at least 287 students, marking the second large-scale abduction in Nigeria within a week and underscoring a deepening security crisis in the region.

In a manifesto brimming with promises, Africa Check took a closer look at some of the more notable claims the opposition party made.

Pakistan has asked the interim Afghan government to ensure effective border management on their side of the border.

New Zealand officials hoped French Polynesia and New Caledonia would respond to security pact, documents show.

Sayed Madadi is a Non-Resident Scholar at the Middle East Institute. His work focuses on the political economy of governance and conflict, climate change and green development. He was previously a Reagan-Fascell Fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy and a Research Scholar at the Center for Governance and Markets. Before that, he led the Joint Technical Secretariat of the Afghanistan peace negotiations in Doha, Qatar, and was Director of the Afghanistan Civil Service Institute in Kabul.

Surrounded by countries in conflict, the cross-border area of Northern Cameroon has become a hub for gun running.

Surrounded by countries in conflict, the cross-border area has become a hub for gun-running.

Republicans have effectively capitalized on flaws in White House policy and fueled American fears of a surge in migrants from the south. Further politicization of this issue is expected to impede its resolution until the November elections, according to experts interviewed by NV.

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has also denied any report that the College was seeking financial support.

The long-awaited mutual evaluation report by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force found serious deficiencies.