Conflict

UN chief raises alarm over ‘humanitarian emergency’ in Sahel

Addis Ababa – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that the worsening security situation in Africa’s Sahel region... Read more

14 May

Kyiv – Russia ended a three-day ceasefire with Ukraine on Tuesday by launching a wave of more than 200... Read more

12 May

Peshawar – A suicide bomber in a three-wheel vehicle laden with explosives killed at least seven people and wounded... Read more

12 May

Jos – Airstrikes in central Nigeria at the weekend killed 13 civilians, local sources told AFP on Monday, in... Read more

12 May

Johannesburg – Conflicts in the Middle East are increasing dangers for whales off South Africa by shifting sea traffic... Read more

11 May

Moscow – Russia and Ukraine launched major attacks on each other on Friday, with a two-day unilateral ceasefire that... Read more

8 May

Ndjamena – Chad declared a 20-day state of emergency in the jihadist-plagued Lake Chad region late on Thursday, days... Read more

8 May

Kano – Boko Haram jihadists have killed 18 loggers in northeast Nigerian Borno state, local sources told AFP Thursday,... Read more

8 May

Moscow – Russia’s defence ministry said on Thursday that its forces had destroyed almost 350 Ukrainian drones overnight, days... Read more

7 May

Warsaw – Several drones entered Latvian airspace from Russia overnight, with two of them crashing and one causing a... Read more

7 May