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US military raid in Somalia frees American, Dane

U.S. Navy SEALs parachuted into Somalia under cover of darkness early Wednesday and crept up to an outdoor camp where an American woman and Danish man were being held hostage. Soon, nine kidnappers were dead and both hostages were freed. President [...]
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Nigeria president sacks police chief Hafiz Ringim after Islamist attacks

Nigeria’s president fired the country’s police chief and all six of his deputies on Wednesday after a wave of Islamist attacks that has fuelled growing criticism of the country’s security policies. The move came a day after [...]
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Youths overrun bombed north Nigeria police station

Jubilant youths overran a blood-splattered police station on Wednesday after it was attacked by a radical Islamist sect, revealing a streak of popular discontent with a government that many say has failed them in Africa’s most populous [...]
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Senegalese stranded by fresh public transport strike

Senegal’s public transport workers launched a fresh strike on Tuesday to protest high fuel prices and police harassment, leaving many stranded on their way to work, AFP journalists reported. “We have begun a three-day strike to demand [...]