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Is Nigeria At Risk Of Becoming A Failed State? – Analysis

The NY Times reported another kidnapping in northern Nigeria on February 26. Armed men abducted 317 girls from the Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe, in Zamfara state. One police officer was killed during the attack. This was the second mass abduction in as many weeks, and part of an …

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US Approves $1.77 Billion Sale Of Advanced Boeing Spy Jets To Germany

The US State Department has approved the sale of five P-8A Poseidon planes, advertised by Boeing as one of the “most advanced” weapon systems in the world, and other equipment to Germany at the cost of $1.77 billion. On Friday, the State Department’s office of Political and Military Affairs announced …

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Slovakia: Police Detain Intelligence Head On Corruption Charges

The National Criminal Agency (NAKA) has detained Vladimír Pčolinský, director of the Slovak Information Service (SIS) intelligence agency, over suspicions of corruption, Denník N reported. President Zuzana Čaputová has temporarily suspended Pčolinský from his position “because the act was allegedly committed in direct connection with the performance of the function …

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