Mogadishu: Terrorists kill 8, free scores of prisoners
At least eight people died after terrorist group al-Shabaab staged an overnight prison break in northern Somalia, police said on […]
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Three majors, three captains among the 101 soldiers who fled Boko Haram attacks in Borno
The ranks of members of the Nigerian military that fleed Boko Haram attacks in New Marte and Dikwa towns in
UN team arrives in Libya to monitor ceasefire
A small team of UN observers to support planning and monitoring of the ceasefire in Libya, arrived in the African
Soldiers neutralise 4 suspected terrorists in central Mali
Four suspected terrorists who attacked a convoy of relief items in central Mali on Tuesday were neutralised by Malian soldiers
Christian community raises alarm over Mozambique conflict
An umbrella group of Christian churches in southern Africa on Thursday sounded alarm over a humanitarian crisis unfolding in the
UN delays Amisom exit as Somalis push for a political deal
The mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) has been extended by two weeks from end of February
Gunmen free all 279 schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria’s Zamfara State
Gunmen have freed all 279 girls kidnapped from a boarding school in northwest Nigeria, the governor in Zamfara state said
Roadside blast kills 2 Somali soldiers, injure another
Two Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers were killed and another injured in a roadside blast in the capital city Mogadishu
16 civilians die in DR Congo rebel attack
At least 16 civilians were killed overnight from Saturday to Sunday in several simultaneous attacks by ADF-Ugandan rebels. The attacks
Boko Haram, Al-Shabaah, others remain a threat to Africa – US
…US deploys 10,000 personnel for African Lion military exercise in June… The United States has said that violent extremist organisations
Abducted Kagara students regain freedom from bandits
The kidnapped staff and students of Government Science College Kagara have finally regained freedom from the armed bandits in Niger
UNICEF condemns kidnapping of school girls in Zamfara
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The United Nations International Children Educational Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over reports of an overnight
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Treat abductions of students as a breach of UN Charter,’ SERAP urges UN Security Council
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the UN Security Council
Eritrean troops killed 100s of Ethiopians in holy city of Axum – Amnesty
Eritrean soldiers killed hundreds of civilians in Ethiopia’s ancient town of Axum between Nov. 28 and 29, rights group Amnesty
School abductions: Education is under attack in Northern Nigeria – Amnesty International
Amnesty International has condemned the strings of attack on schools and abductions of students in the Northern part of Nigeria.
317 school girls abducted from Government College In Zamfara – Police report
The Nigeria Police Force in Zamfara State has said that about three-hundred and seventeen (317) students were abducted from the
We will end kidnapping, banditry soon – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said there will be no softening of the ongoing measures aimed at tackling insurgents, bandits, kidnappers,
Breaking: Hundreds of school girls kidnapped in North-West Nigeria
Reports from Nigeria’s North-Western State of Zamfara, said gunmen abducted hundreds of girls from a boarding secondary school in the
Boko Haram gives Nigerian government a week deadline to secure release of Pastor
Abubakar Shekau led faction of the terror group Boko Haram has given a week ultimatum to the Federal Government to
DRC: More than a dozen killed in suspected ADF attacks
At least 13 people have been killed in two attacks in the violence-hit eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),
Hamdok: Cooperation of civilians and security forces crucial in Darfur
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok says adequate cooperation between civilians and security forces will help plug the gap left by
7,000 flee western Ethiopia fighting: UN
Around 7,000 people have fled rapidly-escalating communal violence in western Ethiopia, seeking safety in neighbouring Sudan, the United Nations said
Gunmen abduct four women, child in South Sudan
Gunmen have abducted four women and an 8-year-old boy in Ayod County of South Sudan’s Jonglei State, local officials and
Explosion kills 6 South Sudanese children in a refugee camp in Uganda
Six South Sudanese children were killed and eleven others injured while playing with an explosive device in Maji II Refugee
23kg of explosive materials seized in western Tunisia
Security forces seized 23 kg of explosive materials from a terrorist camp discovered in the mountains of Kasserine Province in
Suspected terrorists kill pregnant women in Somali capital
Suspected Islamist terrorists shot and killed three women, two of them pregnant, in the Somali capital, police said on Sunday.
Nineteen Boko Haram militants killed in gunfight with Nigerian military
At least 19 fleeing Boko Haram militants were killed in an encounter with the Nigerian military in the northeastern state
Why AU conflict warning system needs urgent upgrade: report
By AGGREY MUTAMBO – The Tigray conflict could have been prevented if the continent acted on early signs, according to
Central African rebel groups alliance reject President’s Call for Peace
The alliance of Central African armed groups that control a large swath of the country will not make concessions to
AU calls for dialogue to ease Kenya, Somalia border tension
The African Union (AU) on Tuesday raised concern with the rising tensions at the common border between Kenya and Somalia,