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Gunmen kill at least 20 in nighttime attack in Nigeria

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In a file photo, razed homes are seen a day after an attack that left dozens dead in the Muslim-majority village of Woro, Nigeria, on Nov. 5, 2025. (Credit: Pelumi Salako/AP.)

Gunmen kill at least 20 in nighttime attack in Nigeria

Mar 30
Dyepkazah Shibayan,
Associated Press

Displaced people who fled the war between FARDC and M23 rebels return to their homes in Luvungi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 13, 2025. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

Bishop in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo says violence giving ‘temptation to give up’

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Ngala Killian Chimtom

A man inspects a burned military vehicle following a late Tuesday ambush by armed militants in Shanga, Kebbi, northern Nigeria, on March 25, 2026. (Credit: Kebbi State Government via AP.)

Militants in northern Nigeria kill 10 security forces and 1 resident, officials say

Mar 26
Dyepkazah Shibayan

(Credit: Wikimedia.)

Catholic Church notes problems caused by polygamy in Africa

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A soldier inspects an area attacked in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on March 7, 2026. (Credit: Jossy Ola/AP.)

US sends drones to Nigeria to join troops sent for intelligence and training

Mar 24
Monika Pronczuk

Soldiers stand guard prior to a visit for government officials following an attack by gunmen in Yelewata community in north-central Nigeria, June 16, 2025. (Credit: AP.)

Remapping for peace: Exposing the true crisis in the Benue state of Nigeria

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Victims of Monday’s bomb blast at a market receives treatment at a hospital in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (Credit: Jossy Ola/AP.)

23 killed, 108 wounded in suspected suicide bombings in northeast Nigeria

Mar 18
Haruna Umar

Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, center, greets the crowd during a military-backed tribes’ rally in the Nile River State of Sudan, July 13, 2019. (Credit: Mahmoud Hjaj/AP.)

US labels Sudanese militia a terror group, but will it protect civilians? A bishop’s view

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Ngala Killian Chimtom

Pope Leo XIV visits the parish complex of Sacro Cuore di Gesu on the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Pope’s upcoming Africa odyssey takes him to a mosque, a prison and the site of a deadly 2021 blast

Mar 17
Nicole Winfield

A woman and young girl displaced from Boko Haram attacks push a cart in Dikwa, Borno province, north east Nigeria, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Jihadis intensify attacks against Nigeria’s military, killing officers and carting away weapons

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