Tag: #LakeChadBasin
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TROOPS RESCUE 47 PEOPLE FROM ISWAP ENCLAVE IN BORNO
Troops of the Joint Task Force North-East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have rescued 47 persons, mostly women and children, from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) enclave in Kangarwa, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno. According to a statement issued by the Acting Military Information Officer of OPHK, Capt. Mohammed Goni, on Tuesday June…
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TINUBU HOSTS CHAD PRESIDENT TO BOOST BILATERAL TIES
Nigeria and Chad are stepping up collaboration on security, trade, and regional development with a high-level meeting in Abuja. President Bola Tinubu on Thursday welcomed Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Déby at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, for a closed-door discussion on shared interests. The leaders focused on strengthening bilateral relations, addressing regional security, and boosting economic…
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GERMANY CALLS FOR UNITED FRONT AGAINST NIGERIA’S INSECURITY
German envoy says no single group can solve Nigeria’s complex security crisis alone. The German Ambassador to Nigeria, Annett Günther, has urged stronger collaboration among government, civil society, security agencies and the media to tackle Nigeria’s persistent security challenges. Speaking at the inaugural Abuja Policy Lab organised by the German Embassy Abuja, Günther stressed that…
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AFRICAN UNION AND NIGERIA CALL FOR STRATEGIC SHIFT TO PREVENT VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN LAKE CHAD BASIN
Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka of Nigeria’s National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) and Dr. Usman Hussain from the African Union Counter Terrorism Centre (AUCTC) have called for a major change in tackling violent extremism in the Lake Chad Basin. Speaking at a senior-level workshop in Abuja, they warned that despite military efforts, terrorist groups continue to expand…
