2025 saw a major increase in US airstrikes due to President Trump loosening the rules of engagement for military commanders and launching new interventions in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. According to a report from the Armed Conflict Location and Event...
Catholic Bishop in Nigerian State Hit by US Missile Strikes Opposes Bombing
The top Catholic official in the Nigerian state that was targeted by US missiles on Christmas has come out against the US strikes, according to a report from OSV News. "Violence cannot defeat violence," said Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, the head of the Diocese of...
US Missiles Hit Two Nigerian Villages Far From Intended Target: Nigerian Government
Two villages in Nigeria that were hit by US missiles as part of the first US strikes in Nigeria launched on Christmas Day were not the intended target, according to a statement from the Nigerian government. On Friday, Nigeria's Information Minister Mohammed Idris said...
ECOWAS to Hold Second Emergency Summit on Niger
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold another emergency summit on the situation in Niger this Thursday after the Niger junta ignored the bloc's deadline to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum. After the military took power in Niger, ECOWAS...
Nigeria Senate Warns Against Military Intervention in Niger
Nigeria's Senate has warned against military intervention in neighboring Niger after Nigerian President Bola Tinubu requested backing for such an action against Niger's new military junta. Nigeria currently holds the rotating presidency of the Economic Community of...
US Drone Supports Assault on ISIS Affiliate in Lake Chad Basin
A US drone gave support to an assault against jihadists in the Lake Chad basin region of Africa that involved the governments of Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger, AFP reported on Monday. The report said that the militaries of the four nations announced the...
Nigerian President Says Weapons From Ukraine are Winding Up in Africa
Nigeria's president has warned that weapons and ammunition used in the war in Ukraine are winding up in the hands of "terrorists" in the Lake Chad region of Africa. President Muhammadu Buhari made the comments last week from the Nigerian capital of Abuja. According to...
Biden Administration Approves $1 Billion Attack Helicopter Sale for Nigeria
The deal was approved despite US concerns over human rights abuses
Blinken Warns African Countries Against Doing Business With China
The US views China’s infrastructure projects as a threat to American influence
Nigeria Sends More Troops to Look for Missing Girls
Nigeria Sends More Troops to Look for Missing Girls | As many as 100 still missing after Boko Haram attack


