At least 3,000 people have been displaced in renewed fighting along the Nigerian-Cameroonian border, according to forces battling Boko Haram militants, Moki Edwin Kindzek Read more »
Appearing on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list could spell disaster for a country's economy, as it discourages investment, indicate Read more »
Since the rise of Boko Haram in Nigeria and the emergence of Islamist-Salafist groups in northern Mali in 2013, the Sahel has increasingly been caught in the ... Read more »
The presidents of Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti are to discuss a co-ordinated military offensive against Al-Shabaab, the Al-Qaeda linked group which has been waging an ... Read more »
U.S. special operations forces have killed a senior figure of the Islamic State (IS) group in remote northern Somalia, officials announced. Officials say Bilal al-Sudani was killed ... Read more »
A conference bringing together Somali clerics from overseas and across the country has started in Mogadishu. The conference will run for three days under tight security as ... Read more »
Rwanda government spokesperson Yolande Makolo has said that the country will not expel refugees from DR Congo and that President Kagame's remarks were misrepresented, Read more »
THE Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, has announced the indefinite shutdown of Ekehen Station in Edo State, Ezra Ukanwa writes for Vanguard. The ann Read more »
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for the repatriation of several South Africans which include 4 women and 13 children - one just 2 years old - from Syria where they are be Read more »
The Nigerian state has come under severe security stress in recent times. It has faced multiple national security threats: jihadist groups in the north-east; armed ... Read more »
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