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Nigeria Launches Operation After Deadly Attack; Ghana Halts Passports

2/6/2026

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Nigeria has launched Operation Savannah Shield after a deadly attack in a Muslim village in Kwara State that killed 162 people.
The attack in Kwara State is among the deadliest, with gunmen setting fire to shops and homes.
Ghana has paused passport applications for the African diaspora while revamping the process.
Former South African president Jacob Zuma's name surfaced in Epstein files released by the U.S. Justice Department.

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Nigeria has launched Operation Savannah Shield after a deadly attack in a Muslim village in Kwara State that killed 162 people.
The attack in Kwara State is among the deadliest, with gunmen setting fire to shops and homes.
Ghana has paused passport applications for the African diaspora while revamping the process.
Former South African president Jacob Zuma's name surfaced in Epstein files released by the U.S. Justice Department.