DRC’s rebels moving inland after joint border crackdown
Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo’s most notorious armed group is moving inland from the border with Uganda after... Read more
18 Mar, 2022
Attack on bus, truck kills 21 in Niger, sources say
Niamey – Suspected jihadists attacked a bus and a truck in Niger, killing 21 people in the southwestern Tillaberi region... Read more
17 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
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
Senegal launches operation against Casamance rebels
Dakar – Senegal’s army has launched a military operation against rebels in the southern region of Casamance, the chief of... Read more
14 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
Libya armed groups step back after Tripoli escalation
Tripoli – Libya’s parliament-appointed prime minister said Friday that armed groups backing him had withdrawn from positions around Tripoli,... Read more
12 Mar, 2022
At least 10 die in raid on Burkina gold mine, security source says
Ouagadougou – Suspected jihadists killed at least 10 workers during an attack on an illegal gold mine in northern... Read more
12 Mar, 2022
Dozens killed in disputed South Sudan-Sudan border area
Juba – Several dozen people have been killed in a spasm of intercommunal violence in a disputed area on... Read more
12 Mar, 2022
UN warns of clashes in Libya as armed groups mass near Tripoli
Tripoli – The UN on Thursday warned against “provocation” in Libya that could lead to clashes, citing reports of... Read more
11 Mar, 2022
