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Nigeria to recruit 28,000 soldiers in biggest military expansion in years
Africa

Nigeria to recruit 28,000 soldiers in biggest military expansion in years

The announcement comes as the government faces mounting pressure to restore security following continued attacks by armed groups. In the past week alone, at least 20 villagers were killed by an armed gang in Zamfara State in north-western Nigeria, while 46 students were abducted from a school in Borno State in the north-east.

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A south Sudanese soldier monitors area as troops belonging to South Sudanese Unified Forces take part in a deployment ceremony at the Luri Military Training Centre in Juba, on 15 November 2023. PHOTO/ AFP
Global Affairs

South Sudan army orders seven-day offensive as rebellion threatens capital

South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, descended into civil war in 2013, two years after gaining independence, when President Salva Kiir accused Machar of planning a coup.

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