Prosecutors seek life in Central African Republic war crimes trial
Bangui – Prosecutors are seeking life prison terms for three members of a powerful militia on trial for war... Read more
15 Aug, 2022
Tigray rebels deny ‘direct engagements’ with Ethiopia govt
Nairobi – Tigrayan rebels denied on Saturday they have had “direct engagements” with the Ethiopian government, following a statement... Read more
14 Aug, 2022
‘Catastrophe’: East DRC hospital overflows amid rebel fighting
Rutshuru – Dozens of bandaged patients lounge on beds in a hushed hospital ward in eastern Democratic Republic of... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
Burkina Faso allows ex-leader Kabore to travel abroad ‘on medical grounds’
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso has allowed ex-president Roch Marc Christian Kabore to leave the country for the first time... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
Ethiopia govt in ‘direct engagements’ with Tigray rebels, says AU
Addis Ababa – The Ethiopian government and Tigrayan rebels have had “direct engagements”, the African Union said in a... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
Two police killed, 800 inmates flee in DRC jailbreak
Beni – Fighters from a notorious rebel group freed some 800 inmates from a prison in eastern DR Congo,... Read more
11 Aug, 2022
Suspected jihadists kill 17 Mali soldiers, four civilians in north
Bamako – At least 17 soldiers and four civilians were killed on Sunday in an attack in a strategic... Read more
9 Aug, 2022
Suspected jihadists kill 4 Mali soldiers, 2 civilians in north
Bamako – At least four soldiers, two civilians and five assailants were killed on Sunday in an attack in... Read more
8 Aug, 2022
Death toll in suspected ADF attacks in east DRC rises to 16
Bunia – Rebels killed 15 civilians and one army captain in recent attacks on villages in eastern DR Congo’s... Read more
8 Aug, 2022
5 police killed in Mali, army says repelling separate attack
Bamako – Five police officers were killed on Sunday by “unidentified assailants” in southern Mali, the national police said,... Read more
8 Aug, 2022
