Mar 27 In Nigeria, parents finally able to see children who were abducted from school in early March By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press The children's abduction from their school in the remote town of Kuriga was one of several mass school abductions that have shaken the West African nation in recent years. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 2:19 News Wrap: Russia mourns victims of Moscow attack as some suspects charged with terrorism In our news wrap Sunday, Russia held a national day of mourning for victims of the concert hall massacre in suburban Moscow, a barrage of Russian missiles hit targets in Kyiv and farther west as Putin blames Ukraine for the… Continue watching
Mar 24 After weeks in captivity, some of nearly 300 abducted Nigerian schoolchildren are freed By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press At least 137 of nearly 300 Nigerian children abducted more than two weeks ago from their school in the northwestern state of Kaduna were released on Sunday, the West African nation’s military said. Continue reading
Mar 10 Days after gunmen abduct hundreds of students in Nigeria, hope of finding them begins to fade By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press The mass kidnapping in Kuriga was the third in northern Nigeria since last week; a group of gunmen abducted 15 children from a school in another northwestern state, Sokoto, before dawn Saturday, and a few days earlier 200 people, mostly… Continue reading
Mar 07 Gunmen abduct 287 students in northwestern Nigeria in latest school attack, headteacher says By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Locals told The Associated Press the assailants surrounded the government-owned school in Kaduna State's Kuriga town on Thursday morning just as the pupils were about to start the school day. Continue reading
Dec 26 At least 140 villagers killed as farmer-herder crisis in north-central Nigeria continues By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Nigerian officials and survivors say at least 140 people were killed by gunmen who attacked remote villages in north-central Nigeria's Plateau state in the latest of such mass killings this year blamed on the West African nation's farmer-herder crisis. Continue reading
Dec 05 Nigerian drone attack kills 85 civilians, raising urgent questions By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Nigeria’s military often conducts air raids as it fights the extremist violence and rebel attacks that have destabilized Nigeria’s north for more than a decade, often leaving civilian casualties in its wake. Continue reading
Nov 19 Sugar sees global price hike after crops in Asia hit by dry weather tied to El Nino By Aniruddha Ghosal, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Sugar worldwide is trading at the highest prices since 2011, mainly due to lower global supplies after unusually dry weather damaged harvests in India and Thailand, the world's second- and third-largest exporters. Continue reading
Oct 26 Many in Niger are suffering under coup-related sanctions. Junta backers call it a worthy sacrifice By Dalatou Mamane, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Families in Niger say they are struggling after economic sanctions imposed in response to a military coup three months ago. Landlocked Niger is one of the world's poorest countries, and neighboring West African nations have closed their borders. Continue reading
Oct 03 A government shutdown in Nigeria has been averted after a labor strike is suspended By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Nigerian government workers are continuing their work after last-minute efforts by authorities averted a nationwide strike to protest growing hardship which could have shut down government services in Africa's most populous country. Continue reading