Unrest

Russia’s Sergei Lavrov Lavrov vows aid for West Africa’s jihadist fight

Bamako – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday pledged assistance to West African states battling jihadists, as Moscow... Read more

8 Feb, 2023

Mogadishu – Heavy fighting in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland continued into a second day on Tuesday, leaving at... Read more

8 Feb, 2023

Lagos – Angry protesters attacked banks on Tuesday in a southwest Nigeria city over a cash shortage, police and... Read more

8 Feb, 2023

Kinshasa – M23 rebels killed at least 171 civilians during a massacre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)... Read more

8 Feb, 2023

Geneva – Poverty and the prospect of better-paid work, rather than ideology, are what fuel recruitment to jihadist and... Read more

8 Feb, 2023

Mogadishu – More than 10 people were killed as heavy fighting erupted between government forces and armed militias in... Read more

7 Feb, 2023

Ouagadougou – At least 25 people, most of them civilians, were killed in a weekend attack by suspected jihadists... Read more

7 Feb, 2023

Bawku – Standing near the dried river bed that marks Ghana’s northern border, Alima can see her hamlet, lying... Read more

6 Feb, 2023

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s prime minister, in a visit to neighbouring Mali this week, has suggested the two countries... Read more

3 Feb, 2023

Bamako – A policeman and a civilian were killed and seven were wounded in an attack in jihadist-torn eastern... Read more

2 Feb, 2023