Uganda, DRC troops fix road ahead of expected anti-rebel push
Mbau – Ugandan and Congolese troops worked to repair a key road in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on... Read more
11 Dec, 2021
Violence ripples in Islamist-hit Mozambique as insurgency evolves
Maputo – Five months after foreign soldiers arrived to help Mozambique battle an insurgency in northern Cabo Delgado province, militants... Read more
10 Dec, 2021
Gunmen kill at least nine in Nigeria mosque attack
Kano – Gunmen have attacked a mosque in central Nigeria’s state of Niger, killing nine people, police said Friday while... Read more
10 Dec, 2021
Demand for ‘government of fighters’ in troubled Burkina as PM quits
Ouagadougou – President Roch Marc Christian Kabore faced demands on Thursday for tougher action against Burkina Faso’s jihadist insurgency,... Read more
10 Dec, 2021
Nigerian state restricts food aid despite crisis
Abuja – The governor of northeast Nigeria’s Borno state has banned food and aid distributions to tens of thousands... Read more
9 Dec, 2021
Sporadic violence in Gambia after opposition election defeat
Banjul – Sporadic clashes broke out near the Gambian capital Banjul late on Monday between police and supporters of opposition... Read more
8 Dec, 2021
Attack on DRC park ranger kills one, injures three
Kinshasa – A warden at a wildlife park in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo was killed and three others were... Read more
7 Dec, 2021
Mozambique jihadists kidnap 600 women, girls since 2018, HRW says
Johannesburg – Islamist militants waging a brutal insurgency in northern Mozambique have abducted more than 600 women and children over... Read more
7 Dec, 2021
12 Niger soldiers killed in battle with ‘terrorists’, defence ministry says
Niamey – At least 12 soldiers and “dozens of terrorists” were killed in a battle in western Niger, the defence... Read more
6 Dec, 2021
Sudan top general denies military could run in elections
Khartoum – Sudan’s top general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday denied that military and paramilitary members of the transitional... Read more
6 Dec, 2021
