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By John Irish and Tangi SalaünPARIS, April 20 (Reuters) - Chad's longtime ruler PresidentIdriss Deby, a Western ally in the fight against Islamistmilitants in Africa, was killed on...

ABUJA, April 16 (Reuters) - Nigeria has given the greenlight to telecoms firm operating in the country to resumeselling new SIM cards from Monday, four months after itsuspended...

(Recasts, adds details and quotes throughout)GENEVA, April 16 (Reuters) - Up to 65,000 people innortheastern Nigeria have fled their homes after an assault byarmed groups on a...

GENEVA, April 16 (Reuters) - Up to 65,000 people innortheastern Nigeria are on the run after an attack by armedgroups on Wednesday in which 8 people were killed and at least adozen...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, April 14 (Reuters) - Suspected Islamistsattacked the northeast Nigerian border town of Damasak, killingat least eight people and causing hundreds to flee...

(Bloomberg) -- China just slapped a record antitrust fine on Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) Group Holding Ltd. The company thanked the government and investors breathed a sigh of...

(Bloomberg) -- When the diplomatic emissaries of the Group of Seven nations met virtually late last month to prepare the ground for the leaders summit in June, one problem cropped...

By Angela Ukomadu and Alexis AkwagyiramLAGOS, April 9 (Reuters) - Chibueze Akukwe sticks a label ona bottle of an upmarket Nigerian spirit in a factory in Lagos.He hopes stylish...

ABUJA, April 8 (Reuters) - One army officer and 10 soldierswere killed in Nigeria's Benue state in what a spokesman saidwas an unprovoked attack on Thursday. The army said in a...

(Bloomberg) -- President Moon Jae-in’s Democratic Party was handed its worst defeat in five years in mayoral elections in South Korea’s two biggest cities, a troubling sign for his...

(Bloomberg) -- President Moon Jae-in’s Democratic Party could be headed for its biggest defeat in five years in mayoral elections Wednesday in South Korea’s two biggest cities, a...

* Prison break carried out by armed group * Nigeria is battling multiple security challenges * Police blame secessionist group * Separatists deny involvement in attack (Adds...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, April 2 (Reuters) - Islamist insurgencyBoko Haram claimed the shooting down of a Nigerian Air Forcefighter jet in a video seen by Reuters on Friday, two days...

(For the photo essay click on https://reut.rs/31rdpYb)By Seun SanniILORIN, Nigeria, March 30 (Reuters) - Shade Ajayi had neverset foot in a classroom until middle age. Now 50,...

(Bloomberg) -- Ships started moving again through the Suez Canal on Monday after the giant container ship that lay stranded across the critical waterway for a week was finally...

(Bloomberg) -- The giant vessel that’s blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week was pulled free from the bank, a major step toward getting ships moving again along one of the...

(Bloomberg) -- The giant container ship blocking the Suez Canal has been at least partially refloated, the first step toward getting one of the world’s most important trade...