DRC soldiers on trial for selling arms to militias
Bunia – Sixteen people, including nine soldiers, went on trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday accused of... Read more
26 Apr, 2022
Attacks on Burkina Faso military units kill 15
Ouagadougou – Fifteen people, including nine soldiers, died on Sunday in two separate attacks on military units in northern Burkina... Read more
25 Apr, 2022
Six soldiers killed, 20 injured in Mali ‘terror’ attacks, says army
Bamako – Six soldiers were killed and 20 injured in simultaneous attacks targeting three army bases in central Mali... Read more
24 Apr, 2022
Ethiopian peacekeepers from Tigray seek asylum in Sudan
Nairobi – More than 500 UN peacekeepers from Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region have refused to return home, citing fears... Read more
24 Apr, 2022
Russian military ‘advisor’ in Mali killed by road bomb
Dakar – A Russian national operating alongside Malian soldiers was killed by a roadside bomb in the centre of... Read more
21 Apr, 2022
‘Worse to be gay than corrupt’ in Venezuela’s military
Caracas – Jose, an army captain, deserted after years of pressure. Rafael, a lieutenant, was prosecuted and expelled. Both had... Read more
20 Apr, 2022
‘Drunk’ DRC soldiers run amok killing 15, officials say
Bunia – Two drunken Congolese soldiers have gunned down a total of 15 people in separate attacks in volatile... Read more
19 Apr, 2022
Niger MPs to tackle foreign troop presence
Niamey – Niger’s parliament will for the first time tackle the question of the presence of foreign forces fighting... Read more
16 Apr, 2022
Malian forces, suspected Russian fighters killed 300 civilians, HRW says
Dakar – Malian forces and suspected Russian fighters killed about 300 civilians in late March in the centre of the... Read more
5 Apr, 2022
US concerned by ‘extremely disturbing’ Mali massacre reports
Dakar – The US State Department said on Sunday it was following “extremely disturbing” accounts of killings in central Mali,... Read more
4 Apr, 2022
