Tags GENERAL Mali to send reinforcements to Timbuktu Mali on Sunday announced it will be sending reinforcements to the northern city of Timbuktu amid growing concerns about security
Tags GENERAL Fight against Boko Haram tops Lake Chad regional summit agenda Leaders of countries in the Lake Chad region met on Saturday in Nigeria to give fresh impetus to their fight
Tags GENERAL Sudan president lands in Syria in 1st visit by Arab leader Sudan’s president on Sunday became the first Arab League leader to visit Syria since civil war erupted there nearly eight
Tags GENERAL At least 12 Nigerian soldiers killed in fighting with Islamists -sources At least 12 Nigerian soldiers were killed and dozens of others are missing after fighting with Islamists in the northeastern
Tags GENERAL Government shuts down key prison in Mogadishu Ministry of Internal Security of Somalia on Sunday shut down Godka Jila’aw, a key prison in which National Intelligence and
Tags GENERAL 2 killed in attack in Rwanda, near border with Burundi Unidentified attackers torched three passenger vehicles in southern Rwanda on Saturday evening, killing two and injuring eight Cyitabi Sector of
Tags GENERAL Kenyan government to deploy additional police reservists along Kenya-Somalia border The Kenyan government is set to deploy at least one thousand additional police reservists along the Kenya-Somalia border in Wajir
Tags GENERAL U.S. orders non-emergency staff out of Congo before election The U.S. State Department said on Saturday it had ordered non-emergency government staff and family members of government employees to
Tags GENERAL EU grants Morocco 148 million euros to tackle irregular migration The European Union (EU) granted Morocco 148 million euros to address the hike in irregular migration, Moroccan official MAP news
Tags GENERAL Nigeria launches $1.1bn lawsuit against Shell, Eni The Nigerian government is taking oil giants Shell and Eni to court in London, requesting the return of $1.1 billion