Burkina Faso army says civilians killed in air raid
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s army said on Wednesday that civilians had been killed in an air strike against jihadists,... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
DRC asks UN peacekeeping mission spokesperson to leave country
Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo has asked the spokesperson of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the country... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
Burkina Faso town blockaded by jihadists warns of famine
Ouagadougou – Inhabitants of a town in northern Burkina Faso whose road access has been cut off by jihadists... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
‘Why are we being ignored’ – plead the hungry in Ethiopia’s Afar
Erebti – From a makeshift camp in Ethiopia’s Afar region for people displaced by war, herder Abdu Robso stares... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
Toilets, funerals, rap: Kenya’s no-stone-unturned campaign
Nairobi – At funerals, in rap videos or even inside public toilets: Kenya’s election candidates are leaving no stone... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
Persecution of Christians in Nigeria is more complicated than it seems
Jideofor Adibe, Nasarawa State University, Keffi Nigeria has a long history of religious tensions against which the current spate... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
Somalia appoints former al-Shabaab leader as religion minister
Mogadishu – Somalia has appointed the former deputy leader and spokesperson for the al-Shabaab Islamist group as religion minister,... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
11 ADF rebels killed in east DRC, says army
Beni – Democratic Republic of Congo’s army said on Tuesday it had killed 11 members of the Allied Democratic... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
Mali orders foreign forces out of airport base after Ivory Coast dispute
Bamako – Mali has ordered a private airline to evict foreign soldiers, including UN troops, from its Bamako airport... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
Faf feels the heat as All Blacks loom
Springbok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk admits there’s pressure on him to perform for the world champions after regaining his... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
