President Buhari Travels To Ethiopia For AU Summit

President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja on Thursday for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to participate in the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) with the theme “Acceleration of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Implementation.” This was revealed by President Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu on Wednesday, adding that President Buhari would participate in high-level meetings on peace and security, climate change, and the political situation in some West African countries.

Burkina Faso: FG Condemns Killing Of Nigerian Pilgrims

The Federal Government of Nigeria has condemned the gruesome killing of Nigerians in Burkina Faso travelling to Senegal for pilgrimage. It was gathered that an attack by unknown gunmen left about 15 Nigerian pilgrims dead in the Eastern region of Burkina Faso.

US Offers $10m Reward For Al-Shabab Terror Leader Mohamoud Abdi Aden

The United States announced it was offering a reward of up to $10m (£8m) million for information about Mohamoud Abdi Aden, a man described as the “terror mastermind” of a bloody hotel attack in Kenya in 2019. He is described as the Somalia-based Al-Shabaab jijadist group that perpetrated several deadly attacks in neighbouring Kenya.

US Alerts Its Citizens In Kenya Of Possible Terror Attack

The United States has issued a terror alert to its American citizens in Kenya to exercise vigilance in high traffic locations frequented by foreigners. In the security advisory circulated on Thursday, the Embassy asked its citizens in Nairobi and other locations within Kenya to review their personal security plans. The note warns that hotels, embassies, restaurants and malls frequented by foreigners and tourists could be attacked with little or no warning. It comes just hours after Kenyan authorities released the names of five men wanted for their links to the al-Shabab Islamist group.

Search Underway For 50 Kidnapped Burkina Faso Women

Security forces have commenced search for about 50 women abducted by suspected jihadists in insurgency ravaged norther Burkina Faso. The group of women and girls foraging for wild fruits were kidnapped by gunmen in separate incidents between January 12 and 13 respectively. A regional governor, Lieutenant-Colonel Rodolphe Sorgho, in a statement on Monday said as soon as their disappearance was announced, efforts were launched to find all of the innocent victims safe and sound.

Equatorial Guinea: FG Advises Undocumented Nigerians

The Federal Government (FG) has advised undocumented Nigerians in Equatorial Guinea to immediately vacate the country, following reports that the government of Equatorial Guinea advised undocumented foreigners to voluntarily leave or face sanctions. The advisory was contained in a statement issued on Friday on behalf of the FG by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Head, Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, Abdur-Rahman Balogun.