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Military officers in Gabon declare coup and place president under house arrest | video

CNN | Military officers in Gabon declared they were seizing power from President Ali Bongo Ondimba in a stunning coup on Wednesday, threatening the family’s half-century rule over the central African nation. Men in army uniform appeared on national television to announce the president’s house arrest during the military takeover, …

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Cameroonian insurgents made several failed attempts to penetrate Nigeria with firearms – Immigration

Daily Post Nigeria | The Comptroller of Immigration Service in Cross River State, Emmanuel Akinrinsola has disclosed that separatist groups in Southwest region of Cameroon, particularly the Ambazonia Boys, attempted several times to move weapons into or through Nigeria to Cameroon. Speaking at the headquarters of the NIS in Calabar …

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Security Operatives Set Vessel Carrying Stolen Oil to Cameroon Ablaze

Politics Nigeria | Security Operatives of the Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe, in collaboration with Tantita Security Services, have set ablaze a vessel intercepted in the Escravos area of Delta State. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the vessel, which was carrying barrels of stolen crude oil, was en route to …

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7 Arrested As Nigerian Troops Raid Baby-Making Factory In Cameroon Border

The Heritage Times | No fewer than seven persons have been arrested following a raid on a baby-making factory in Adamawa State, near the border with Cameroon by the Nigeria troops. Reports say the suspects were apprehended during the operation which took place on June 23, while the parade was …

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Cameroon Overwhelmed With Refugees, Aid Funding Shortages

YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — VOA | Ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20, humanitarian agencies are distributing aid to the nearly 500,000 refugees who live in Cameroon. The U.N. refugee agency says another 400 Nigerians arrive every month in the country, which in addition to the refugees houses a million …

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