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Nigeria’s Chief of Army staff, 10 other die in plane crash

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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Nigeria's Chief of Army staff Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other officers were killed Friday in a plane crash, the...

Record-setting sprinter, ’68 Olympic activist Lee Evans dies

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LAGOS, Nigeria — Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics, died Wednesday....

India’s disaster hangs over countries facing COVID-19 surges

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SOHAG, Egypt — Countries worldwide wrestling with new coronavirus surges are trying to ensure they aren’t hit by an India-style disaster. They face many...

Growth in Burkina Faso gold mining fuels human trafficking

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SECACO, Burkina Faso — For months, human traffickers beat and drugged Blessing, hauling the 27-year-old from one gold mine encampment to the next, where...

Nigerian fighter jet missing; Boko Haram claims attack

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LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian authorities said an air force fighter jet lost contact days ago in Borno state while on a mission to support...

3 teachers abducted in latest Nigeria school kidnapping

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LAGOS, Nigeria — Gunmen abducted three teachers from a primary school in Nigeria’s northwest on Monday, four days after several dozen other students from...

Pirates free 10 abducted fishermen in Nigeria, ransom paid

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UGHELLI, Nigerai — Ten foreigners abducted by pirates last month were rescued in southern Nigeria, the army said. ...

For Washington State’s Abogidi, basketball is a global game

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After Washington State freshman Efe Abogidi sank a 3-pointer to seal a triple-overtime win over Stanford, teammate Aljaž Kunc said “there's more to come”...

Suspected jihadist rebels kill 10 in northeastern Nigeria

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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — At least 10 people were killed and about 60 others injured in an attack by suspected jihadist rebels on the northern...

Suspected jihadist rebels kill 10 in northeastern Nigeria

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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — At least 10 people were killed and about 60 others injured in an attack by suspected jihadist rebels on the northern...