Eight dead as Somali forces battle al-Shabaab at besieged hotel
Mogadishu – At least eight civilians have been confirmed dead in an attack by Islamist militants on a hotel... Read more
20 Aug, 2022
Mortar fire hits Somalia capital as parliament approves cabinet
Mogadishu – Mortar shells struck residential neighbourhoods near the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Sunday shortly after... Read more
8 Aug, 2022
Eight security personnel killed in central Nigeria ambush
Kano – Gunmen killed eight Nigerian security personnel, including three policemen and five vigilantes, in an ambush in a... Read more
1 Aug, 2022
Nigerian prison assault deepens security crisis, jihadist threat
Lagos – The raid bore all the hallmarks of the Islamic State group. After dividing themselves into three squads,... Read more
14 Jul, 2022
Ghana fears entry of Nigeria jail break jihadists
Accra – Ghanaian officials have warned that jailed inmates and jihadists who escaped during a massive attack on a... Read more
11 Jul, 2022
Buffalo attacks and kills 50-year-old man on Limpopo farm
Cape Town – Police in Limpopo are investigating an inquest case after a man was allegedly attacked and killed... Read more
3 Jul, 2022
Togo army repels new attack in far north, official says
Togo’s army has repelled another attack in the northwest near the border with Burkina Faso, a military official said... Read more
17 Jun, 2022
‘Death of dozens of faithful’ – Gunmen storm Nigeria Catholic church and kill ‘many’ worshippers
Lagos – Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church and opened fire in southwest Nigeria on Sunday, killing “many”... Read more
6 Jun, 2022
Al-Qaeda affiliate claims May attack in Togo
Lagos – A Mali-based coalition of al-Qaeda aligned militants has claimed responsibility for an attack in Togo last month, the... Read more
4 Jun, 2022
Gunmen kill 24 in anglophone Cameroon, says mayor
Yaoundé – Twenty-four civilians have been killed and around 60 wounded in an attack by separatist gunmen in a troubled... Read more
31 May, 2022
