The deadliest attacks in Somalia since 2011
Mogadishu – One hundred people were killed in twin car bombings in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, the... Read more
31 Oct, 2022
Rwanda says regrets DRC move to expel envoy
Kigali – Rwanda on Sunday “noted with regret” the decision by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to expel... Read more
31 Oct, 2022
Burkina Faso ambush kills 13 soldiers: security sources
Ouagadougou – Suspected jihadists have ambushed and killed 13 soldiers in Burkina Faso’s eastern province, security sources told AFP... Read more
31 Oct, 2022
DRC expels Rwandan ambassador as M23 rebels gain ground
Goma – The authorities in Kinshasa on Saturday announced they were expelling the Rwandan ambassador as M23 rebels they... Read more
30 Oct, 2022
Update on Chad kidnapping
N’Djamena – A Franco-Australian person has been kidnapped in eastern Chad, near the Sudanese border, “by as yet unidentified... Read more
30 Oct, 2022
UN steps up troop alert as DRC rebels take more territory
Goma – Rebels seized more territory in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Saturday, prompting the UN peacekeeping... Read more
30 Oct, 2022
Somalia car bombs kill at least nine
Mogadishu – At least nine people, including children, died on Saturday in twin car bomb attacks targeting Somalia’s education... Read more
30 Oct, 2022
Niger lists 15 anti-rebel operations with French forces
Niamey – Nigerien and French forces staged 15 “joint operations” seizing arms and ammunition from jihadist insurgents along the... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Nigeria heightens security after US & UK ‘terror’ warning
Abuja – Nigeria on Friday said it had beefed up security and called for the public to be vigilant... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Kenya charges police with crimes against humanity over 2017 violence
Nairobi – In a landmark decision, Kenyan prosecutors said on Friday they would charge police officers with crimes against... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
