Nigerian gunmen attack two hospitals in volatile region
Abuja – Gunmen ransacked two hospitals in separate attacks in northwest and central Nigeria, a local official and an... Read more
19 Oct, 2022
UN Security Council split over security force for Haiti
United Nations – The UN Security Council split on Monday over sending an international force to Haiti to help... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Death toll in Sudan’s ethnic clashes rise to 13: UN
Khartoum – The death toll from ethnic clashes sparked by “land issues” in the latest unrest in Sudan’s south... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Bomb kills two peacekeepers in Mali, UN says
Bamako – Two United Nations troops were killed and four others were badly injured by a roadside bomb in... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Jihadist fears cast shadow on Niger-Benin border
Gaya – Observers of troubled West Africa have long fretted that jihadists who have rampaged across the Sahel are... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Northwest Nigeria state imposes lockdown over bandit attacks
Kano – The northwest Nigerian state of Zamfara has imposed a local lockdown and closed some markets and highways... Read more
15 Oct, 2022
12 hacked to death in east DRC
Bunia – Suspected militiamen hacked 12 people to death with machetes in a village in eastern Democratic Republic of... Read more
15 Oct, 2022
Benin foils ‘terrorist’ attack, kills 8 gunmen: army
Cotonou – Benin’s army has said it foiled a “terrorist” attack in the country’s northwest, killing eight gunmen suspected... Read more
15 Oct, 2022
Ethnic clashes in Sudan’s south kill four
Khartoum – Renewed ethnic clashes in Sudan’s south have killed at least four people, a tribal leader and medical... Read more
14 Oct, 2022
Nigerian separatist leader acquitted, lawyers say
Abuja – Lawyers representing a Nigerian separatist leader said on Thursday a fresh ruling by an appeals court had... Read more
14 Oct, 2022
