African Union to tackle humanitarian, political crises
Malabo – African Union leaders gather in Equatorial Guinea on Friday for two summits as the continent contends with... Read more
26 May, 2022
Deadly clashes reported from remote Chad gold fields
N’Djamena – Fighting among gold miners in remote northern Chad has left an unknown number of dead and wounded,... Read more
26 May, 2022
Niger says army killed 40 jihadists on Lake Chad islands
Niamey – The Niger government said Wednesday that the army had killed around 40 Boko Haram jihadists in overnight fighting... Read more
26 May, 2022
Two dead in protest over arrested Burkina Faso gold miners
Ouagadougou – Two people died and another was injured in clashes between security forces and protesting gold miners in... Read more
26 May, 2022
Army and militia clashes erupt in east DRC
Goma – Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers fought M23 militiamen on several fronts in the east of the country... Read more
25 May, 2022
At least three beheaded in new outbreak of Islamist violence in Mozambique
Maputo – At least three people have been beheaded in a new outbreak of Islamist violence in northern Mozambique, police... Read more
25 May, 2022
Niger violence sparks new wave of displacement, UN says
Niamey – An uptick in suspected jihadist attacks in western Niger has since January forced more and more people... Read more
25 May, 2022
Fighting breaks out near eastern DRC city of Goma
Goma – Fighting erupted near the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, residents and... Read more
25 May, 2022
Jihadists kill 30 in northeast Nigeria, sources say
Kano – Jihadists have killed 30 men in a revenge attack after their commanders died in military air strikes in... Read more
24 May, 2022
UN accuses DRC militia of attack on peacekeepers
Goma – A top UN official on Sunday accused the M23 militia force active in the Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more
23 May, 2022
