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Nightclubs Thrive in Nigeria’s Conservative North Despite Religious Police and Security Threats

August 30, 2026 Kurt Dillon

Strobe lights flash across crowded dance floors in Sokoto state's growing nightclub scene, where patrons dance to Afrobeats and celebrate...

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• Investigations
• Natural Disasters
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Landfill Collapse in Guinea’s Capital Kills at Least 30, Rescuers Comb Through Rubble

August 23, 2026 Kurt Dillon

A catastrophic collapse of the Dar Es Salam landfill in Conakry, Guinea claimed the lives of at least 30 people...

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Liberia Receives First U.S. Deportation Flight With Nationals From Venezuela, Cuba and Colombia

August 20, 2026 Kurt Dillon

Liberia welcomed its inaugural deportation aircraft from the United States on Thursday as part of a bilateral arrangement permitting the...

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Togo Jails French Filmmakers on Immigration Charges as Media Tensions Escalate

August 20, 2026 Kurt Dillon

Authorities in Togo have placed two French documentary filmmakers and their Togolese associate in pretrial detention after more than three...

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Liberia to Accept 1,200 Third-Country Deportees From United States Over Next Year

August 18, 2026 Kurt Dillon

Liberia announced Tuesday it will receive as many as 1,200 deportees from the United States who are nationals of third...

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Nigeria Frees 308 Abductees in Single-Day Operation, President Tinubu Calls Largest Ever Rescue

August 6, 2026 Kurt Dillon

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu announced Wednesday that security forces have freed at least 308 people who were kidnapped in separate...