At least 1,500 people have been killed in an escalating armed conflict between Boko Haram insurgents and security forces in the north-east of Nigeria, reports Amnesty ... Read more »
The Benue government and an umbrella body of Fulani herdsmen have signed a peace accord in a bid to end the prolonged crisis. Read more »
There is new hope for the future among the people of Mali after the country was restored to democracy following the 2012 military coup and the re-taking of the north following an ... Read more »
Nigerian security forces battled insurgents a stone's throw away from the Presidency at Aso Rock on Sunday, reportedly after an attempted jail breakout at the Department of State ... Read more »
The government and the South Sudan Democratic Movement - Cobra Faction of David Yau Yau have signed a peace deal ending a 4 - year rebellion in Jonglei state. Read more »
Deputy President William Ruto has ordered police officers to use their weapons to fight terrorism, an order that had earlier been revoked by the Inspector General of Police David ... Read more »
The government has directed all refugees living in urban areas to return to their camps in addition to deploying an extra 500 police officers in Nairobi and Mombasa cities. Read more »
Egyptian military chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has resigned from the military and announced he will run for president. With the explicit backing of the all-powerful military, he ... Read more »
According to an official with the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims, police had twice been warned of the Likoni church attack but did not act on it. Read more »
Poachers squeezed by effective wildlife protection have turned to the regional illegal charcoal trade run by the militant group Al Shabaab to fund its terror-related activities, ... Read more »
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