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Nigeria has pledged to ensure the restoration to democratic rule in Mali and other countries in the West African region such as Burkina Faso & Guinea Bissau.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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Ministers from the NATO western military alliance are meeting with their Ukrainian counterpart to discuss supporting the war-torn nation through a difficult winter.
Alliance members have been providing Kyiv with military and humanitarian aid while vowing to stay out of the war. Ukraine says it now needs more supplies, after a barrage of Russian attacks targeting the country's energy infrastructure.
The talks, held in Bucharest, are set to last two days, with discussions on China also expected.
Rosie Birchard reports.
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Nigeria's government has asked Nigerians travelling to the United States, the United Kingdom and other European countries to "take extra precaution" with their belongings.
The government says the travel advisory became necessary because Nigerian travellers are having their belongings, especially money and international passports, stolen at an increasingly high rate.
Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.
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According to a new report by a private democracy watchdog, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bhartiya Janata Party received 94% of corporate donations in the state of Gujarat.
The West Indian state is holding an election in a week.
And the new report is raising concerns about crony capitalism, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
IN: According to theTensions are mounting in China amid police efforts to prevent further protests against the country's strict COVID-19 controls.
The government insists it must maintain restrictions and mass testing initiatives, but public patience is wearing thin.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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Many analysts say the unrest is unlikely to force any change to the government's zero covid approach.
Yaqiu Wang is a researcher for Human Rights Watch, based in the US.
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Japan’s Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, is ordering a long-anticipated boost in the country’s defense spending.
It follows promises by Kishida to significantly expand Japan’s defenses in the face of political instability in the Indo-Pacific.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo
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Media companies involved in the Wiki cable leaks from 12 years ago are calling on the U.S. government to drop charges against Julian Assange.
He's currently in prison in the U.K. awaiting extradition on charges under the 'Espionage Act'.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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The Biden Administration has quietly approved plans to build the largest oil export terminal in the United States.
The Nigerian government says it has identified 100 high risk financiers of terror group, Boko Haram.
The group which has been operating mostly in Nigeria's northeast region and some countries around Lake Chad has killed more than 350,000 people and left 8.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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