Poverty and turmoil: South Sudan’s post-independence history
Nairobi – South Sudan’s leaders have announced they will remain in power two years beyond an agreed deadline, sparking... Read more
5 Aug, 2022
Five security forces killed in attack in Sudan’s Darfur, police say
Khartoum – Five Sudanese security forces were killed in an ambush by an “outlawed” armed group in the restive... Read more
5 Aug, 2022
Burkina Faso attacks kill 12 security personnel
Ouagadougou – Suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso have killed three soldiers and nine civilian auxiliaries, local and security... Read more
5 Aug, 2022
Rwanda attacked DRC troops, backed rebels, experts for UN say
Goma – Rwandan troops have attacked soldiers inside the Democratic Republic of Congo and aided the M23 rebel group,... Read more
4 Aug, 2022
Ivory Coast says freeing detained troops in Mali ‘could take time’
Abidjan – Talks on bringing home 49 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali are ongoing but any result “could take... Read more
4 Aug, 2022
Nigeria fines broadcasters over BBC bandit documentary
Abuja – Nigerian regulators have fined three broadcasters the equivalent of $12 000 each for airing a BBC documentary... Read more
4 Aug, 2022
UN ‘regrets’ DRC expelling peacekeeping mission spokesperson
Kinshasa – The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday said it “regretted” a move... Read more
4 Aug, 2022
Burkina Faso army says civilians killed in air raid
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s army said on Wednesday that civilians had been killed in an air strike against jihadists,... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
DRC asks UN peacekeeping mission spokesperson to leave country
Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo has asked the spokesperson of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the country... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
Burkina Faso town blockaded by jihadists warns of famine
Ouagadougou – Inhabitants of a town in northern Burkina Faso whose road access has been cut off by jihadists... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
