Jihadist-hit Mali has 150 000 children in legal limbo
Niamey – Nearly 150 000 children displaced by violence in jihadist-torn Mali have no birth certificates and could be... Read more
21 Nov, 2022
France not ruling out pulling special forces from Burkina Faso
Paris – France has not ruled out withdrawing its special forces in Burkina Faso, where protests against the French... Read more
21 Nov, 2022
DRC rebels hit villages 20 years on from Goma incursion
Goma – Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) M23 rebels chose the 20th anniversary of an attack on the city... Read more
21 Nov, 2022
Suspected jihadists kill troops, civilians in Nigeria
Kano – Jihadists have attacked an army base and a town in northeast Nigeria killing nine soldiers, two policemen... Read more
21 Nov, 2022
Gunmen kill three policemen in southeast Nigeria
Lagos – Gunmen have attacked a police checkpoint in southeast Nigeria, killing three officers, police and residents said on... Read more
21 Nov, 2022
West Africa coastal states eye more cooperation over Sahel jihadism
Accra – West African coastal states on Thursday held talks on boosting cooperation against jihadist violence spilling over from... Read more
19 Nov, 2022
Nigeria soldier kills aid worker, wounds UN pilot
Lagos – A Nigerian soldier shot and killed a humanitarian worker, another soldier and wounded a UN pilot in... Read more
19 Nov, 2022
Goma at heart of DRC’s bloodshed, natural beauty
Goma – Sandwiched between Lake Kivu in the south, the Rwandan border in the east, volcanoes and Virunga national... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
Sudanese officers fire tear gas as thousands protest coup
Khartoum – Sudanese security forces fired tear gas on Thursday to disperse thousands of protesters calling for justice for... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
DRC sends warplanes against advancing M23 rebels
Goma – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) deployed two warplanes against advancing M23 militants on Thursday in the... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
