NIGER SAYS SOLDIERS, CIVILIANS KILLED IN ARMED ATTACK ON NIAMEY AIRPORT. (PHOTO).

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 Niger says soldiers, civilians killed in armed attack on Niamey airport An attack by armed men on an airport in Niger’s capital has killed 11 soldiers and two civilians, according to the country’s defence ministry, five months after a major assault. Twenty-two armed attackers were also killed in the assault and about 20 suspects were apprehended, the ministry added in a press statement read out on national television on Thursday, Al Jazeera reported. Soldiers in Niamey fought suspected rebels around the Diori Hamani International Airport and a military airbase on Thursday, sources told Al Jazeera earlier in the day. A source said gunmen affiliated with an armed group attacked at approximately 6:00am (05:00 GMT) local time. One airport employee who lives near the airport told Al Jazeera he heard heavy exchanges of gunfire and saw a large military deployment as he drove towards work and decided to turn back for safety. A second local source living close to the airport also reported ...

PRESIDENT BUHARI PARTICIPATES AT THE AFRICAN YOUTH CONGRESS AGAINST CORRUPTION SUMMIT IN ABUJA TODAY.{PHOTOS}.

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     Anti Corruption 1: President Buhari with L-R: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rep. of President of Rwanda Mr Anastase Murekezi, AU commissioner for Political Affairs Mrs Minata Samate Cessouma, Rep. of United Nations office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as he participated at the African Youth Congress against Corruption Summit in Abuja on 9th Dec 2018
Anti Corruption 6: President Buhari with Rep. of President of Rwanda Mr Anastase Murekezi as he participated at the African Youth Congress against Corruption Summit in Abuja on 9th Dec 2018.More photos below.
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