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Violent Clash Between Farmers And Herders Leaves At Least 86 Dead In Nigeria

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari, pictured at the White House in April 2018, called for calm and vowed to bring the perpetrators of Sunday's attack to justice. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Africa

Violent Clash Between Farmers And Herders Leaves At Least 86 Dead In Nigeria

June 25, 2018 • The Sunday morning clash between Christian farmers and Muslim herders is the latest in an escalating conflict that has become as violent as the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast.

Nigerians Praise, Pan And Poke Fun At Their President's Meeting With Trump

President Donald Trump meets with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in the Oval Office of the White House on April 30. Olivier Douliery/Getty Images hide caption

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Goats and Soda

Nigerians Praise, Pan And Poke Fun At Their President's Meeting With Trump

May 1, 2018 • Trump's reference to the killing of Christians was a particular flash point in the conversations on the street and on Twitter.

Nigerian President Heads to London For 'Follow-Up Medical Consultation'

A Nigerian man in Lagos reads a newspaper addressing President Mohammadu Buhari's "follow-up medical consultation" in London. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Nigerian President Heads to London For 'Follow-Up Medical Consultation'

May 8, 2017 • But officials offered no further clarity on the illness that has repeatedly sidelined Muhammadu Buhari this year. In announcing the visit, a spokesman merely stated that "there is no cause for worry."

President Buhari's Absence Is Looming Large In Nigeria

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari addresses members of his cabinet upon his arrival at the presidency last month in Abuja, Nigeria. Sunday Aghaeze/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

President Buhari's Absence Is Looming Large In Nigeria

May 3, 2017 • Nigerians are raising concerns about the health of Muhammadu Buhari, who hasn't been seen in public for more than a week and has missed his third straight cabinet meeting.