Security

By John Ikani The African Union (AU) has raised "grave concerns" regarding "heightened tensions between local communities" in a disputed region of northern Ethiopia. More than 50,000 individuals have been displaced due to recent clashes in...

By John Ikani The US has decided to temporarily move some troops out of Chad, following a recent agreement to withdraw all soldiers from neighbouring Niger. According to US Pentagon Press Secretary Maj Gen Pat Ryder,...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has alleged that Burkina Faso’s military force “summarily executed” 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in two villages in February. The mass killings according to HRW in its new report published...

By Lucy Adautin At least 119 inmates fled from the Suleja medium-security custodial center on Wednesday night. The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) verified the occurrence and assured that extensive measures were underway to apprehend them. The...

By John Ikani Botswana’s foreign minister, Lemogang Kwape, has disclosed to a South African TV channel that the British government approached his nation regarding the possibility of receiving deported migrants from the UK. The timing of...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Sudan's army on Tuesday used anti-aircraft missiles to shoot down drones targeting its headquarters in the city of Shendi, witnesses and army sources said, the latest in a series of such drone attacks....