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Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to form joint force to fight jihadist insurgency
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will form a joint force to meet the countries' defence and security goals. The announcement...
Read moreDetailsSuspected insurgents abduct scores in northeastern Nigeria
Suspected insurgents have abducted dozens of people in northeastern Nigeria. According to local media, the abductions occurred on March 3rd...
Read moreDetailsNew attacks by IS-linked group in Mozambique leave over 70 children missing
A surge of new attacks by an Islamic State-affiliated group in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province has left more than 70...
Read moreDetailsUS charges prominent South Sudan economist with gun running scheme
U.S. prosecutors have charged a prominent South Sudanese economist and Harvard fellow with conspiring to export Stinger missile systems, grenade...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa says force should be used to break Israel blockade on Gaza aid
South Africa's Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor on Tuesday said that countries should use force to break Israel's blockade on...
Read moreDetailsICC judges allow in absentia hearings for charges against Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday ruled that prosecutors can bring a hearing on charges against fugitive...
Read moreDetailsSADC army chiefs visit Goma amid clashes between DRC army and rebels
Top army officials from the southern African regional bloc visited the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, amid ongoing...
Read moreDetailsBurkina Faso prosecutor says around 170 ‘executed’ in attacks on villages
Around 170 people were "executed" in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a regional prosecutor...
Read moreDetailsBenin mulls sending 2,000 troops to aid Haiti in gang violence battle
The Republic of Benin has pledged to deploy 2,000 troops to Haiti as part of a multinational peacekeeping forceto help...
Read moreDetailsBurundian official says rebels kill 9 people and accuses Rwanda of backing the group
An official in Burundi says nine people have been killed in an attack by rebels opposed to his government and...
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