Nigerian army kills 50 ‘bandits’ in the northwest
Lagos – Nigerian helicopter gunships have killed more than 50 “bandits” during an operation in the restive northwest, regional... Read more
20 Oct, 2021
Gunmen kill at least 43 in Nigeria’s troubled north
Abuja – Gunmen from a suspected criminal gang attacked a village market in northwest Nigeria’s Sokoto state, killing 43... Read more
19 Oct, 2021
Eswatini shuts schools ‘indefinitely’ amid new wave of protests
Mbabane – Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, said on Saturday it had shut its schools “indefinitely with immediate effect” as... Read more
16 Oct, 2021
Cameroon urges calm after schoolgirl killed in anglophone region
Yaounde – Authorities in English-speaking western Cameroon appealed for calm on Thursday after a policeman killed a schoolgirl in... Read more
15 Oct, 2021
Regional troops to stay in Mozambique indefinitely
Maputo – Southern African troops have driven jihadists out of northern Mozambique but will stay in the country indefinitely... Read more
15 Oct, 2021
In eastern DRC, a business battles with violence and uncertainty
Beni – Roger Muhindo is proud of his chocolate factory – an emblem of entrepreneurial courage in one of the... Read more
13 Oct, 2021
Kidnapped 6 women, 9 children escape jihadist captors in Nigeria
Kano – Six women and nine children kidnapped by jihadists from Christian communities in Nigeria’s northeast have escaped their captors,... Read more
12 Oct, 2021
Hundreds detained in Indian Kashmir after teachers shot dead
Srinagar – Hundreds of people in restive Indian-administered Kashmir have been detained by police investigating a spate of targeted killings... Read more
11 Oct, 2021
Nigeria troops arrest Nollywood actor over separatist incitement
Lagos – Nigerian troops have arrested a well-known Nollywood actor for allegedly inciting support for a banned separatist movement... Read more
9 Oct, 2021
Northwest Nigeria facing ‘brewing humanitarian crisis’
Sokoto – Maryam Aliyu and her six children were lying next to each other fast asleep when gunmen broke... Read more
7 Oct, 2021
