US concerned ‘Russian mercenaries’ may deploy in Mali
Niamey – A senior US envoy has expressed “grave concern” that Russian mercenaries may be deployed to Mali and... Read more
27 Oct, 2021
Ethiopia launches air strike on rebel ‘training centre’, govt says
Nairobi – Ethiopia’s military on Tuesday launched another air strike in war-torn Tigray, hitting what a government official called... Read more
27 Oct, 2021
Hunger forces Afghans to sell young daughters into marriage
Qala i Naw – Fahima has wept many times since her husband sold their two young daughters into marriage... Read more
26 Oct, 2021
Taliban kill three ‘ISIS kidnappers’ in shootout
Herat – Taliban forces fought a three-hour gun battle with a group of alleged Islamic State kidnappers on Sunday, killing... Read more
25 Oct, 2021
Fuel shortages block food aid in famine-threatened Tigray, says UN
Addis Ababa – Fuel shortages have forced some aid groups to suspend food distribution in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region,... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
Mali plans talks with jihadists, defying opposition
Dakar – After almost nine years of brutal conflict, Mali’s rulers are set to pursue talks with jihadists, ignoring... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
Rare Libya conference seeks support ahead of landmark elections
Tripoli – Libya’s fragile unity government hosted an international conference Thursday to build support ahead of the war-battered country’s landmark... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
New Ethiopia air strike on Tigray capital
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s military launched a new air strike on the Tigrayan capital Mekele on Wednesday, the second... Read more
20 Oct, 2021
Two soldiers killed by homemade bomb in Burkina Faso’s southeast
Ouagadougou – Two soldiers were killed when their motorcycles ran over a homemade bomb in southeast Burkina Faso on Monday,... Read more
12 Oct, 2021
Jihadist attack on mining convoy kills five in Mali
Bamako – A suspected jihadist attack killed five gendarmes escorting a convoy from a mining company in western Mali... Read more
29 Sep, 2021
