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  Nigeria: Over 160 killed, 300 injured in series of attacks on villages as ethnic tensions flare

  World | December 26, 2023 7:27 IST

  A provisional toll by the local Red Cross reported 104 deaths in 18 villages in the Bokkos region of Nigeria. At least 50 people were also reported dead in several villages in the Barkin Ladi area, according to Dickson Chollom, a member of the state parliament.

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  'Tragic': Over 60 migrants including women and children die after boat capsizes in Libya

  World | December 17, 2023 11:59 IST

  According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya, the survivors told them that the vessel was carrying around 86 people who had departed the Libyan city of Zwara.

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  Putin breaks silence on grain deal suspension says none of Russia’s conditions were ever fulfilled

  World | July 27, 2023 18:13 IST

  "We will ensure free supplies of 25,000 to 50,000 tonnes of grain to Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mali, Somalia, Central African Republic and Eritrea," said Putin as he opened a Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg.

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  Govt mulls growing pulses in African nations to tackles shortage

  India | June 18, 2016 14:42 IST

  New Delhi: Government is exploring the feasibility of contract farming of pulses in African countries -- Mozambique, Tanzania and Malawi -- as it looks for a long-term solution to domestic shortage and high prices. A

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  BJP to open overseas office in Kenya, other African nations

  Politics | September 07, 2014 16:22 IST

  Nairobi: Spreading its wings across the African continent where it did not have much of a presence till now, India's ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) will be opening an overseas office in Kenya's capital Nairobi