The attack - in which houses and shops were set on fire - is the fourth in two weeks IN the area. In a previous attack, insurgents raided Mildo on August 2, killing seven people. Read more »
Gunmen have killed nine people in two separate attacks ahead of the Security Council's discussion about an all-African security force in the Sahel region. Read more »
The army says that the soldiers deployed to the force have been exposed to modern terrorism combat techniques to enable them to crush the insurgents. Read more »
The weekend attack at Aziz Istanbul, a Turkish restaurant in Ouagadougou that left several patrons dead, follows a January 2016 siege at a cafe a few metres away that left 30 ... Read more »
The National Pension Commission is opposing a proposed bill seeking to exclude paramilitary organisations, including the police, from the Contributory Pension Scheme. Read more »
At least four people have been killed in an attack by Boko Haram insurgents on the Wanori-Amarwa community. The insurgents also carted away food items and razed houses in the ... Read more »
Former Al Shabaab deputy leader Sheikh Mukhtar Robow Ali Abu Mansoor has surrendered to Somali government forces, severing ties with the militant group. Read more »
The United Nations has said that it has resolved to continue its humanitarian assistance to displaced persons and victims of insurgency in Borno, despite the military's invasion of ... Read more »
The Angolan government has banned all types of public meetings and protests by groups that are not running for next week's elections. Read more »
Sources have said that the attempt on General Hussein Hassan Osman's life, was allegedly carried out by his niece. Read more »
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