WATCH | DRC bids farewell to 17 troops killed by M23 group
Goma – The Democratic Republic of Congo held a ceremony on Friday to commemorate 17 soldiers killed in clashes with... Read more
4 Jun, 2022
Protester killed as UN rights expert visits Sudan, medics say
Khartoum – A protester was shot dead in the Sudanese capital on Friday, medics said, as UN human rights expert... Read more
4 Jun, 2022
UN peacekeeper killed in Mali ‘terrorist’ attack
Bamako – A UN peacekeeper was killed and three others wounded on Wednesday in a “terrorist attack” on their... Read more
2 Jun, 2022
Hundreds in Sudan call for dismissal of UN mission
Khartoum – Hundreds of Sudanese protesters including supporters of Islamist groups rallied on Wednesday in front of the United Nations... Read more
1 Jun, 2022
Burkina army kills jihadist chief, say security sources
Ouagadougou – Armed forces in Burkina Faso have killed a jihadist commander blamed for some of the bloodiest attacks in... Read more
1 Jun, 2022
DRC to free detained Rwandan soldiers, Angolan leader says
Luanda – The Democratic Republic of Congo has agreed to release two Rwandan soldiers detained amid soaring tensions between the... Read more
1 Jun, 2022
Gunmen kill 24 in anglophone Cameroon, says mayor
Yaoundé – Twenty-four civilians have been killed and around 60 wounded in an attack by separatist gunmen in a troubled... Read more
31 May, 2022
MSF says Central African Republic employee shot dead by soldier
Bangui – Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Tuesday that one of its employees in the strife-torn Central African Republic... Read more
31 May, 2022
Cameroon says kidnapped senator, others freed in northwest
Yaoundé – Cameroon troops have freed a kidnapped senator from President Paul Biya’s ruling party and several other hostages, in... Read more
31 May, 2022
‘Exponential rise’ in abuses linked to Mali army, UN report says
Dakar – Civilian deaths and rights abuses attributable to the Malian armed forces surged in the first quarter of... Read more
31 May, 2022
