‘Alarming’ Burkina Faso unrest threatens west African stability
A rapid and alarming deterioration of the security situation in Burkina Faso is threatening to spread to its three southern […]
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Islamic State says it killed 10 Nigerian soldiers – Amaq
Islamic State said on Saturday it killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on Thursday in the country’s northeastern Borno
Meet the security guard who took bullet for Nkrumah in an attempted assassination in 1964
That was the fifth time Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah, was escaping an assassination attempt on his life, thanks to
U.S. airstrike in Somalia kills 35 suspected al-Shabaab militants
A United States airstrike in Somalia has killed 35 suspected al-Shabaab militants, the U.S. Africa Command said on Monday. The
Nigeria re-elected UN Peacekeeping Committee chair
The Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations, Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, has been re-elected Chair of the United Nations
Burkina Faso Army kill146 jihadists
Soldiers in Burkina Faso killed 146 jihadists in response to a terrorist attack in which 14 civilians were killed, the
AfBD, ECOWAS, sign $22.7m agreement for study on Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway
ABUJA, Nigeria, February 5, 2019/ — The African Development Bank and the Economic Community Of West African States Commission (ECOWAS)
US army says it killed 13 al-Shabab fighters in Somalia
At least 13 al-Shabab fighters, have been killed in an air raid outside the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the US army
Sudan issues arrest warrants against 38 reporters amid crackdown
Sudan’s State Security Prosecution has issued arrest warrants for 38 journalists and activists on charges of “incitement” and spreading “false
President Buhari urges respect for democracy in Gabon
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has called for respect for constitutional provisions in Gabon.
8 Togolese soldiers illegally enter Ghana to arrest a dissident
The Volta Regional Police Commander, DCOP Ebenezer Doku, has disclosed that eight military men from Togo have illegally entered Ghana.
Algeria shuts southern borders to Syrians over security fears
Algeria has banned all Syrians from entering the country via its southern borders, hours after a rights group reported that
Togolese soldiers attacked at Jasikan during operation to arrest dissident
The Police Command in Jasikan, on Tuesday, rescued three Togolese soldiers who were reportedly attacked by residents after they attempted
Sudan’s al-Bashir tells police to limit force against protesters
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has told the police to reduce the force used against anti-government demonstrators, as the UN called
Gunmen kill Nigeria’s ex-defence chief
A former Defence Chief in Nigeria has been killed in an ambush outside the capital, Abuja. Air Chief Marshal, Alex
Army calls for closure of Amnesty International offices in Nigeria
The Nigerian Army has called for the closure of the Amnesty International offices in Nigeria, alleging there is credible evidence
Insecurity: Buhari summons sub-regional leaders again, says war against Boko Haram, fight to finish
President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned another Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission
UK rallies international support for Nigeria over Boko Haram
The United Kingdom has called for international support for Nigeria in the fight against the resurgence of the destructive activities
Nigeria’s Buhari rattled by Boko Haram attacks as polls loom
As Nigeria prepares for general elections in February, a series of attacks by Boko Haram has focused attention on the
President Buhari orders Nigeria’s military to end Boko Haram threat
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday in Maiduguri, Borno State, ordered the military to eliminate all threats
Opposition weaponizes soldier deaths ahead of Nigeria’s elections
Hundreds of Nigerian soldiers have been killed in recent months by Islamist militants who the president vowed to defeat when
Buhari condemns killing of soldiers, says Nigeria will conquer Boko Haram insurgency
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep shock over the killing of military personnel in Metele village of Borno by Boko
Nigeria’s military establishes NGO to promote peaceful co-existence among citizens
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja An NGO, known as Civil-Military Relief Initiative, has been established by military authorities, through Operation SAFE
Ethiopia arrests ex-deputy chief of intelligence agency
Ethiopia has arrested Yared Zerihun, former deputy chief of the country’s intelligence agency, state affiliated media outlet Fana Broadcasting Corporate
South Sudan’s peace monitors call for end to state of emergency
South Sudan’s peace monitors on Thursday called on the government to officially lift the state of emergency in some parts
Boko Haram demands N100bn ransom for Leah Sharibu
Members of the factional Boko Haram sect, who kidnapped Leah Sharibu alongside no fewer than 109 students in Dapchi, Yobe
Army confirms 3 deaths in Shiite, troops clash in Abuja
The Army has confirmed that three members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) or Shiite, died on Saturday, while
Nigeria Military hands kids recruited as Boko Haram members to @UN
The Nigeria Military has released 28 children associated with Boko Haram insurgents to United Nations and Borno state government respectively.
Nigerian citizens’ aloofness demoralising our military forces – Defence spokesman
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja Director of Defence Information, Brigadier-General John A. Agim, has enjoined Nigerians to emulate nationals of other
Angola refutes allegations of killing Congolese migrants
Congolese migrants and officials said dozens of people were killed this month in neighbouring Angola in a crackdown on artisanal