Africa’s Gotham: 44 civilians succumb to death in a Chad prison
Forty-four people died in a Chad prison cell. The 44 were civilians who succumbed to brutal detention conditions, not jihadists ...
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UN pledges to rebuild heritage sites damaged in Mali conflicts
The UN's cultural organisation, Unesco, is backing a $1m (£767,000) plan to help restore the heritage of central Mali damaged ...
Suicide bomber blows himself up in Mogadishu
At least two people died and a third was injured in a suspected suicide bombing outside a restaurant in the ...
A deadly alliance: ISIS and Al-Qaeda join forces in West Africa
The extremists are “more organised and they’re more mobile,” said a high-ranking French military official who spoke on the condition ...
Islamic State guns down 5 aid workers in Nigeria
Militants from an Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility Thursday for killing five aid workers who were kidnapped last month in ...
ECOWAS will not support the removal of Mali President
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan recently led a diplomatic delegation to Mali. Johnathan has said that the West African regional ...
Burkina Faso to arm civilians in fight against Islamic extremism
Burkina Faso has voted to allow its military to arm civilian volunteers to fight extremists groups. Since the militia. outnumber ...
ECOWAS sends delegates to mitigate the crisis in Mali
Four West African leaders, led by Nigeria's president Goodluck Jonathan will arrive in Bamako, Mali on Wednesday. Aimed to mediate ...