Children among 13 killed in DRC unrest this week, UN says
Goma – At least 13 civilians, including four children, were killed in fresh clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of... Read more
23 Jun, 2022
Burkina Faso junta leader holds talks with overthrown president
Ouagadougou – The head of Burkina Faso’s ruling junta on Tuesday met the president he overthrew in a coup... Read more
22 Jun, 2022
Burkina’s junta announces military zones, forbids entry
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s ruling junta is creating two military zones in the north and east – reputed havens... Read more
22 Jun, 2022
Two kidnapped Chibok girls freed in Nigeria after eight years
Maiduguri – Nigerian troops have found two former schoolgirls who were abducted by Boko Haram jihadists eight years ago,... Read more
22 Jun, 2022
West Africa stability force begins deploying to Guinea-Bissau
Bissau – A bloc of West African nations began deploying a stabilisation force to Guinea-Bissau on Monday after the... Read more
21 Jun, 2022
Burkina army says killed over 120 ‘terrorists’
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s army said on Monday they had killed at least 128 “terrorists” in several operations this... Read more
21 Jun, 2022
Gunmen kidnap dozens after attacking several villages and churches in NW Nigeria
Kano – Gunmen from a criminal gang kidnapped 36 people after attacking several villages and two churches in Nigeria’s... Read more
21 Jun, 2022
Armed men kill at least 20 civilians in Mali
Dakar – Raiders in Mali killed at least 20 civilians in attacks on villages near the northern town of... Read more
20 Jun, 2022
Two killed in suspected rebel attack in Rwanda, police say
Kigali – Two people were killed and six others injured when armed men suspected of belonging to a rebel... Read more
19 Jun, 2022
Suspected jihadists kill 10 people in northeast Nigeria
Kano – Gunmen suspected to be linked to the Islamic State on Saturday killed 10 people in the latest... Read more
19 Jun, 2022
