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Soldiers

October 1, 2022

Gunfire heard in Burkina Faso capital day after coup

Heavily armed security forces were seen driving through the capital of Ouagadougou.

August 25, 2022

Amnesty International condemns FCTA demolition of Durumi 3 community in Abuja

Amnesty International has condemned the forced evictions caused by demolitions at the Dubaidna community in Durumi, Abuja.

Amnesty International
August 17, 2022

Peacekeeping troop rotations resume in Mali

The suspension began on July 14, four days after the Malian government arrested 49 Cote d’Ivoire soldiers for illegally entering the country, calling them “mercenaries.”

UN PEACEKEEPING TROOPS IN MALI
August 5, 2022

Soldiers torture Lagos police inspector to death, assault four others

On Thursday, soldiers travelling to the Ojo military cantonment came down on police operatives coordinating traffic on the highway after a disagreement.

April 19, 2022

Taliban government commissions 700 soldiers

The Taliban-led caretaker government has been working to establish a 350,000-strong security force, Deputy Prime Minister Mawlawi Hanafi.

TALIBAN
April 8, 2022

Gunmen open fire on soldiers at army checkpoint in Abia

The number of casualties was yet to be ascertained.

Gunmen
March 26, 2022

IITA targets 800 soldiers’ wives for skills acquisition in Adamawa

The training is in collaboration with Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association, their sister agencies, ICRISAF and USAID.

IITA
March 12, 2022

Only soldiers committed to fighting Boko Haram will get promoted: Army

The army said troops sent to fight Boko Haram terrorists were privileged above their “colleagues outside the region.”

Yahaya, Boko Haram and Soldiers
February 14, 2022

Child soldiers still recruited, used in fighting Nigeria’s Boko Haram war: UNICEF

UNICEF noted that from 2009, more than 8,000 girls and boys have been recruited and used as child soldiers in different roles by armed groups.

Child soldiers in Nigeria
January 24, 2022

Soldiers free Burkina Faso general imprisoned for 2015 coup attempt

Burkina Faso had imposed a country-wide curfew following riots in the capital and reports about an attempted coup on Sunday.

General Gilbert Diendere