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By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) -The Jordanian army said on Monday its air defence radar system had detected suspicious aerial movements from an unknown source along the border with Syria. Jets believed to be Jordanian had been heard hovering over the Jordanian city of Irbid and areas near the border crossing with Syria, witnesses said …

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By Boureima Balima and Bate Felix NIAMEY (Reuters) -Niger’s ruling junta has revoked with immediate effect a military accord that allows military personnel and civilian staff from the U.S. Department of Defense on its soil, junta spokesperson Colonel Amadou Abdramane said on Saturday. The decision follows a visit by U.S. officials this week which was …

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ACCRA (Reuters) – Repairs on damaged subsea cables that are causing internet outages across West and Central Africa are expected to take at least five weeks before completion and full service restoration, Ghana’s communications regulator said on Saturday. The break in the cables has led to widespread disruption of internet and telecommunications-linked businesses, including banks, …

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By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – Sixteen Nigerian Army soldiers were surrounded by youths and killed earlier this week after they attempted to quell community clashes in the oil-producing southern Delta state, an army spokesperson said on Saturday. The troops from 181 Amphibious Battalion had responded to the conflict in the Okuoma community when they …

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TUNIS (Reuters) – At least 34 migrants were missing and two died after their boat sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, the Tunisian national guard said on Friday. The boat which sailed from Libya coast‮ ‬was carrying 70 people, and 34 people were rescued off the southern town of …

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