Nigeria
Attack on Nigeria church leaves five dead, army rescues 31 civilians taken hostage
The army said the attack had taken place during an Easter church service in Ariko village in the Kachia local government Area. Troops were in pursuit of the attackers, it added.
Gunmen kill at least 30 in attack on university community in Nigeria's Plateau state
Middle East realignment: Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan are reshaping US-Iran relations - opinion
'Barbaric, inhumane': Casualties feared as multiple blasts rock Nigeria's Maiduguri
Nigerian Christians demand justice for student killed over alleged blasphemy
Two suspects were arrested in connection with the murder of Deborah Samuel, accused of posting blasphemous statements about the Prophet Mohammad.
The voices of Jewish-African leaders have never been lost
“If you are in Israel or Ghana, you have one God, one Torah. If the people in Israel are keeping Shabbat, us Hebrews in Ghana will also keep Shabbat and pray to Hashem.”
Six Nigerian, Niger troops killed by Islamic State, security forces say
Two officers and four other ranks from both countries were killed and 16 wounded.
Pirates take six hostages from container ship in Gulf of Guinea
The container ship was sailing under a Liberian flag, the spokesperson said, but the name or operator of the vessel were not immediately clear.
US Christian groups push first Muslim as Religious Freedom Ambassador
Controversy over removing Nigeria from list of states engaging in religious persecution has highlighted stalled nomination
Iran media sheds light on ‘Islamic movement’ in Nigeria
Nigeria has been plagued by Islamic extremists linked to Boko Haram for the last decade.
Abducted: How three Israeli filmmakers were captured and freed in Nigeria
The story of Rochman, Leibman and Benaym in Nigeria didn’t begin at gunpoint, it started with a lie – a lie about their purpose in Nigeria.
Proposed US arms sale to Nigeria on 'hold' over human rights concerns
Foreign Policy reported earlier this week that the State Department had informally notified Congress of the proposed sale but it was frozen in the Senate committee.
Israeli filmmakers released from Nigeria, have returned to Israel
The three landed in Israel on Thursday morning after they were released from custody on Wednesday.
Kidnappers in Nigeria release 28 schoolchildren, another 81 still held
Schools have become targets for mass kidnappings for ransom in northern Nigeria by armed groups. Such kidnappings in Nigeria were first carried out by jihadist group Boko Haram.
