Plusieurs dizaines de personnes – des civils et des soldats – ont été tuées, mercredi, lors de l’attaque d’un convoi militaire dans le nord du Burkina Faso. Quarante-sept personnes dont trente civils, quatorze soldats et
Uganda: Afghan Refugees – Scramble in Uganda’s Top Circles After Leak On US Deal
Senior Ugandan officials held a crisis meeting last evening to thrash out details of a plan to host at least 2,000 refugees fleeing Afghanistan. The government was plunged into a public relations turmoil after a
Somalia Army Kills 25 Shabaab Fighters
The Somali government says a joint operation by army and local forces in the central regions have killed 25 Al-Shabaab fighters. According to a statement from the Ministry of Information, this came after fighting on
Burkina Faso: National Mourning for 47 Killed in Jihadist Attack
Burkina Faso’s president has declared three days of national mourning from Thursday after suspected jihadists killed 47 people, including 30 civilians, in the latest attack in the north of the country. The assault on Wednesday
Mozambique: How Rwandan Troops Notched Up Early Successes in Cabo Delgado – Report
Rwandan troops have notched up “remarkable” early successes against insurgents in the Cabo Delgado region of northern Mozambique, reports a civil society observer group. The group also suggests that the Rwandan intervention is being received
Sudan PM Visits Juba Amid Political Crisis
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok arrived in Juba on Thursday for two days of talks aimed at bolstering peace efforts in South Sudan amid a political crisis within the SPLM/A-IO group led by South Sudan’s
EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria’s secret programme to lure top Boko Haram defectors
‘If sulhu allows us to go back to our farms and villages, and the government says we must accept, then I will.’ Malam Aliyu* lives in a neat, two-bedroom house in Nigeria’s northern city of
Army says attack on Malian military convoy kills at least 15
Gunmen ambushed a Malian army convoy in central Mali on Thursday, killing at least 15 soldiers, the army said, just days after another attack in the country’s north left several dozen civilians dead. The soldiers
U.S. aid chief says emergency food in Ethiopia’s Tigray to run out this week
For the first time in nine months of war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, aid workers will run out of food this week to deliver to millions of people who are going hungry, the head of
En Centrafrique, une filiale du groupe français Castel accusée d’avoir soutenu des rebelles
Selon l’ONG The Sentry, la Sucaf RCA aurait passé un « accord tacite » avec un groupe armé afin de sécuriser une usine et des champs de canne à sucre. Le géant viticole français Castel