Defendants, prosecutor appeal after CAR war crimes case
Bangui – Three members of an armed group who this week were convicted for crimes against humanity after a... Read more
4 Nov, 2022
Burkina Faso junta chief holds talks in Mali on first foreign trip
Bamako – Burkina Faso’s new military leader on Wednesday visited Mali for his first foreign trip since taking power,... Read more
4 Nov, 2022
Gunmen kidnap dozens of children from Nigerian farm
Kano – A criminal gang has kidnapped nearly 40 children working on a farm in northwest Nigeria and demanded... Read more
3 Nov, 2022
Russia’s Wagner, Malian army kill 13 civilians: local sources
Bamako – Malian troops and “white soldiers” believed to be from the Russian paramilitary group Wagner have killed 13... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
Fleeing jihadist violence, Niger pupils return to school
Ouallam – With blue schoolbags bouncing off their backs, hundreds of schoolchildren hurtle down small sand dunes eager to... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
Burkina Faso says ‘fighting for survival’ against jihadists
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s defence minister on Tuesday declared the country was fighting for “survival” in its seven-year-old battle... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
CAR special court sentences three for crimes against humanity
Bangui – In a historic ruling, a UN-backed court in the Central African Republic on Monday convicted three militiamen... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
Nigeria army repels attack on base, kills 8 jihadists
Kano – Nigeria’s military killed eight suspected of Islamic State-allied jihadists after repelling a raid on a military base... Read more
31 Oct, 2022
AU appeals for ceasefire as rebels advance in DRC
Nairobi – African Union officials on Sunday appealed for an end to the growing violence in the Democratic Republic... Read more
31 Oct, 2022
Chad PM says abducted Franco-Australian set free
N’Djamena – A French-Australian hostage kidnapped in eastern Chad has been released and is in “good health”, the Chadian... Read more
31 Oct, 2022
