Posts Tagged West Africa

Correction: Tunisia-Salafi Crackdown story

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — In a May 15 story about the Tunisian government taking a harder line on preaching by ultraconservative Muslim groups ahead of this past weekend’s conference by the group known as Ansar al-Shariah, The Associated Press reported erroneously that about 40,000 people attended the group’s conference last year. About 4,000 people attended the conference in Kairouan in 2012.

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Official: Nigeria military shells camps, kills 21

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Soldiers in Nigeria launched their first raid against suspected Islamic extremists in a campaign to take back control of the nation’s northeast, killing at least 21 people, a security official said Friday.

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Clemson signs 6-10 Djitte from Senegal

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson has added 6-foot-10 Sidy Djitte (SIH’-dee zhih-TAY’) of Senegal to its newest men’s basketball class.

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