Ukraine invasion sparks fears of hunger in eastern DRC
Bukavu – Rising prices for food, sent soaring by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, are stoking fears of hunger and... Read more
17 Mar, 2022
Gambians flee border zone amid Senegalese anti-rebel operation
Bujinha – Dozens of Gambians have fled border villages, fearing for their safety after the army in the neighbouring... Read more
16 Mar, 2022
Catholic group urges Senegal to end anti-rebel operation
Dakar – Catholic group Sant’Egidio has urged Senegal’s military to end an operation against southern separatists and called for... Read more
16 Mar, 2022
HRW slams surge in killings of civilians in Mali
Bamako – Malian soldiers and jihadists have carried out a wave of summary executions since December in the conflict-torn Sahel state,... Read more
15 Mar, 2022
Jihadist attacks sound brutal alarm for Burkina junta
Ouagadougou – With a string of attacks that have claimed dozens of lives, jihadists in Burkina Faso have sounded a... Read more
15 Mar, 2022
Mali bans civilians from border area in Mauritania tensions
Bamako – Mali says it has banned civilians from a border area where the disappearance of citizens from Mauritania blamed... Read more
14 Mar, 2022
Ethiopian forces burned Tigrayan man alive, rights body says
Nairobi – The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said on Sunday that government forces were responsible for burning a... Read more
14 Mar, 2022
Five killed in attack near Kenya’s border with Somalia
Nairobi – Five people were killed and three others, including a Chinese national, were wounded when “bandits” ambushed a... Read more
14 Mar, 2022
History may explain South Africa’s refusal to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Keith Gottschalk, University of the Western Cape South Africa abstained in a vote in the United Nations General Assembly... Read more
13 Mar, 2022
Suspected jihadists kill dozens in north Mali, sources say
Bamako – Dozens of civilians and members of a Tuareg rebel group that signed a peace deal with the... Read more
12 Mar, 2022
