Countries Nigeria jihadists kill 27 people in four attacks Kano – Jihadists in northeast Nigeria have since Friday killed 27 people in four separate attacks, security sources and residents... Read more 27 Feb, 2022
Countries Niger’s president frees ‘terrorists’ including from Boko Haram Niamey – Niger said several “terrorists” have been released from detention, including members of Boko Haram, as part of... Read more 26 Feb, 2022
News Five MSF workers kidnapped in Cameroon, local official, MSF say Yaoundé – Five workers with the French medical charity MSF have been kidnapped in Cameroon’s Far North, a region troubled... Read more 25 Feb, 2022
Countries Four policemen killed in restive southeast Nigeria Lagos – Four policemen have been killed in two separate attacks by suspected separatists in southeast Nigeria, police said... Read more 22 Feb, 2022
Countries Thousands rally in Sudan against military coup Khartoum –Thousands of Sudanese protesters on Monday marched against the October military coup which has led to scores of... Read more 21 Feb, 2022
Algeria Algerian troops kill seven ‘terrorists’ in ongoing operation Algiers – Algerian troops killed seven suspected militants Saturday in an ongoing operation in the northeastern province of Skikda, the... Read more 20 Feb, 2022
Countries ‘Unemployed and angry!’ – Protests against foreigners resurface in SA Johannesburg – They turned up in a mob of several hundred at a migrant centre in South Africa’s Soweto township... Read more 19 Feb, 2022
Countries At least 10 killed in suspected suicide bombing in Somalia city Mogadishu – At least 10 people including local government officials died in a suspected suicide bombing at a restaurant in... Read more 19 Feb, 2022
Countries Violence in Sudan’s Darfur lays bare deepening crisis Khartoum – Attacks on UN facilities, a surge in tribal clashes, lootings, rape, and anti-coup protests – Sudan’s Darfur region... Read more 19 Feb, 2022
Countries Mine blast kills five soldiers in Niger Niamey – An improvised explosive device has killed five Nigerien soldiers in the southwest of the Sahel country, the... Read more 18 Feb, 2022