Unrest

Nearly 400 extrajudicial executions in DRC in November, UN says

Kinshasa – Nearly 400 extrajudicial executions took place in the Democratic Republic of Congo in November, including more than 10%... Read more

6 Jan, 2022

Lagos – Nigeria’s government on Wednesday labelled criminal bandit gangs blamed for mass kidnappings as terrorist groups in an... Read more

6 Jan, 2022

Ouagadougou – More than half a million children in Burkina Faso are unable to go to school because of attacks... Read more

6 Jan, 2022

Bukavu – Democratic Republic of Congo’s armed forces said on Wednesday they had killed 18 militiamen and lost two... Read more

5 Jan, 2022

Washington – Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly gave up his plan to steal the limelight on the anniversary of... Read more

5 Jan, 2022

Lagos – Nigerian security forces have rescued nearly 100 kidnap victims held in forest hideouts in the country’s northwest after... Read more

5 Jan, 2022

Kano – Police in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state have freed 21 schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen on Friday, a spokesperson said.... Read more

3 Jan, 2022

Bangui – Three Bangladeshi peacekeepers were injured when their vehicle drove over a mine in Central African Republic’s troubled... Read more

2 Jan, 2022

Bukavu – Three policemen were killed and three more wounded in an attack in eastern DR Congo, local and military... Read more

1 Jan, 2022

Maputo – Nearly 4 000 Mozambicans have fled their villages in a month due to intensifying jihadist attacks in Niassa,... Read more

1 Jan, 2022