Four Mali soldiers killed in twin attacks, army says
Bamako – Four Malian troops were killed in separate suspected jihadist attacks on Monday, the army said, two in the... Read more
22 Mar, 2022
Jihadists suspected in gunfire on Tunisia police post
Tunis – A firefight broke out between suspected jihadists and police near a national guard barracks early Sunday in... Read more
21 Mar, 2022
Algiers recalls Madrid envoy over Western Sahara policy change
Algiers – Algeria recalled its ambassador from Madrid on Saturday in protest at Spain’s decision to back a Moroccan... Read more
21 Mar, 2022
Zelensky to Moscow: ‘This is the time to meet’
Kyiv – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called again for talks with Moscow on Saturday, saying they were the “only chance... Read more
19 Mar, 2022
Seven injured in Guinea-Bissau clashes
Bissau – At least seven people were injured on Friday in clashes between police and supporters of the former... Read more
19 Mar, 2022
Cameroon’s separatist conflict spills across Nigerian frontier
Manga – The peaceful Nigerian fishing village of Manga sits not far from Cameroon’s border, but its residents know... Read more
18 Mar, 2022
UN accuses South Sudan govt of abuses ‘amounting to war crimes’
Nairobi – Members of South Sudan’s government committed human rights violations “amounting to war crimes” in the country’s southwest, the... Read more
18 Mar, 2022
Malian junta orders French broadcasters RFI, France 24 off air
Bamako – Mali’s ruling junta has ordered French broadcasters RFI and France 24 off the air, complaining they had... Read more
18 Mar, 2022
Attack on bus, truck kills 21 in Niger, sources say
Niamey – Suspected jihadists attacked a bus and a truck in Niger, killing 21 people in the southwestern Tillaberi region... Read more
17 Mar, 2022
War in Ukraine wheat belt hits Egyptian pockets
Cairo – Soaring bread prices sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have bitten into the purchasing power of consumers... Read more
17 Mar, 2022
