As Al Qaeda's wing in north Africa announced it has killed a French hostage in retaliation for French intervention, the UN refugee agency says it is worried that air and ground ... Read more »
The UN Security Council has expressed concern that renewed fighting is threatening civilians and the fragile peace reached earlier this year. Read more »
International law has firmer rules for the trade of commodities like bananas and electronics than it does conventional arms, writes Abigail Nehring for Think Africa Press. Read more »
The government has vowed not to be distracted from its nation building activities, following attacks by Al-shabaab militia, that left at least 10 people dead and 15 injured. Read more »
There are at least 381,550 refugees in the country as of January 2013 according to UNHCR, who came in search of a safe haven, but Uganda has been anything but safe as Dr Chris ... Read more »
Just days after a fourth French soldier was killed, the country's defence minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, has warned that it could take several weeks and possibly more violent ... Read more »
Intelligence sources say weapons recovered in Borno were part of plans by insurgents to attack the plane of President Goodluck Jonathan. Read more »
The government of the breakaway region of Somaliland says the partial lift of the arms embargo by the United Nations could cause insecurity in other regions in Somalia. Read more »
The Nigerian Army says it has recovered assault rifles, ammunition and bomb making items in a raid on the house of a Kaduna politician. Read more »
Despite lifting the arms embargo, the United Nations has left the ban in place on extremist groups such as Al Shabaab and will provide safeguards to ensure development of the ... Read more »
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