Eight drown while fleeing gang attacks in central Nigeria
Kano – Eight people drowned in central Nigeria when their canoe capsized while they were fleeing raids by criminal gangs,... Read more
31 Mar, 2022
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
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
Fresh clashes in Sudan’s Darfur kill at least 19
Khartoum – At least 19 people have been killed in Sudan’s restive Darfur region, officials said on Friday, in... 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
Rights watchdogs say 13 demonstrators killed in Chad
Libreville – Security forces in eastern Chad killed at least 13 demonstrators, including a 12-year-old boy, who were protesting peacefully... Read more
10 Mar, 2022
Gunmen kill dozens of militiamen in northwest Nigeria
Kano – Gunmen have killed at least 57 members of a local self-defence vigilante group in clashes in northwestern... Read more
9 Mar, 2022
Freeman Mbowe: Outspoken Tanzanian opposition leader
Dar es Salaam – A veteran and outspoken opposition leader who was branded a terrorist in a controversial court case... Read more
5 Mar, 2022
Tanzania drops terrorism case against opposition leader Mbowe
Dar es Salaam – A Tanzanian court on Friday ordered the release of opposition leader Freeman Mbowe and three... Read more
4 Mar, 2022
SA jails twins Brendon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie for terrorism over US embassy plot
Johannesburg – A South African court convicted and jailed twin brothers for terrorism on Monday over plans to attack the... Read more
7 Feb, 2022
