Conflict

Rebels kill 50 civilians in Burkina Faso, says governor

Ouagadougou – Suspected jihadists killed around 50 civilians in Burkina Faso, the Eastern region’s governor said on Thursday, in the... Read more

27 May, 2022

Niamey – The Niger government said Wednesday that the army had killed around 40 Boko Haram jihadists in overnight fighting... Read more

26 May, 2022

Harare – Zimbabwe’s inflation rate jumped to 131.7% in May, the statistics office said on Wednesday, as fallout from the... Read more

25 May, 2022

Kigali – Rwanda said on Monday several civilians were injured in cross-border shelling by troops from the Democratic Republic... Read more

24 May, 2022

Accra – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $1.5 billion emergency programme to alleviate the impact of worsening... Read more

23 May, 2022

Nairobi – At least nine media workers in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region have been arrested by local authorities, their... Read more

23 May, 2022

Dakar – Senegalese President Macky Sall on Sunday said he would travel to Russia and Ukraine soon on behalf... Read more

23 May, 2022

Nairobi – More than 300 aid trucks arrived in Tigray from May 10-16, the highest number to reach the impoverished... Read more

21 May, 2022

N’Djamena – Chad on Friday urged Mali to rejoin the the G5 Sahel, a West African force and regional grouping... Read more

21 May, 2022

Bunia – Militiamen have killed 11 civilians during an attack on a village in the strife-torn northeast of the Democratic... Read more

21 May, 2022