Nine dead in fresh Burkina Faso violence, sources say
Ouagadougou – At least nine civilians have been killed in violent attacks in northern Burkina Faso, witnesses told AFP... Read more
8 Dec, 2022
Thousands flee violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile: UN
Juba – Violence in South Sudan’s far north has forced thousands of civilians to flee in recent weeks, UN... Read more
8 Dec, 2022
Nigeria denies mass ‘abortion programme’ among victims of jihadists
Lagos – Nigeria’s military has conducted a years-long illicit programme to carry out abortions among women and girls who... Read more
8 Dec, 2022
Hunger, cholera stalk displacement camps near east DRC city
Goma – Thousands of tiny makeshift shelters hug the road leading north out of Goma, a symptom of the... Read more
8 Dec, 2022
Somalia forces recapture key town from jihadists, says president
Mogadishu – Somali government forces and allied militias have recaptured a strategic town held by Al-Shabaab jihadists since 2016,... Read more
7 Dec, 2022
Gunmen kill police, civilians in Nigeria market attack
Kano – Gunmen in northwest Nigeria have killed six people, including four policemen, in the latest violence to hit... Read more
7 Dec, 2022
Scepticism greets Sudan’s post-coup political deal
Khartoum – The signing of an initial deal by Sudan’s military regime and civilians has been widely hailed by... Read more
7 Dec, 2022
Rwanda says international community not helping DRC crisis
Kigali – Rwanda’s foreign minister has accused the international community of exacerbating the crisis the Democratic Republic of Congo’s... Read more
7 Dec, 2022
Sudan timeline: from post-revolution coup to democracy deal
Paris – Sudan’s military and civilian leaders on Monday signed a deal aimed at ending a crisis sparked by... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
‘Around 300’ dead in east DRC massacre
Kinshasa – Around 300 people died in an attack on villagers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
