The struggle for presidential term limits is not just an issue of electoral reform, it's also about the distribution of power in Togo, writes Anja Osei for The Conversation. Read more »
The wives of slain Boko Haram militants are often left to fend for themselves after their husbands are killed or arrested by Nigerian security forces. A local non-governmental ... Read more »
Somali forces say over eighty-seven Al-Shabaab militants were killed as it tried to take back a military base in Lower Juba region temporarily seized by the militant group. Read more »
A bombing blamed on Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region has renewed fears of a worsening insurgency as security forces struggle to prevent attacks stretching from remote villages to ... Read more »
Withnesses say a speeding car exploded at a security check point near Peace Garden, a public park, followed by heavy gunfire between gunmen and security forces. Read more »
Its been 8 years since the Kampala bombing that killed 74 people and left 71 injured. According to Francis Mugoga, the director of the Uganda 7/11 Survivors' Network, the victims ... Read more »
Somali militant group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for an attack on Somalia's interior ministry in the capital, Mogadishu. At least 13 people have been killed and more than ... Read more »
Villagers say militants met with local elders and sought help with the recruitment of children but the villagers organized themselves and decided to resist. Read more »
Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen, known by the acronym JNIM, say the attack in Gao that left four civilians dead was a message to French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of the AU ... Read more »
The Somali National Army Radio has reported the death of the supreme leader of the Al-Shabaab, Ahmed Dirie Abu Ubeyda, due to illness but the militants have rubbished the report. Read more »
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