Boko Haram capturing villages in Nigeria
Boko Haram militants are taking over villages in northeastern Nigeria, killing and terrorizing civilians and political leaders, witnesses say, as the Islamic fighters make...
Juba, South Sudan faces worsening cholera outbreak
South Sudanese health officials are warning that a cholera outbreak in South Sudan's capital, Juba, which has left 23 people dead and forced more...
French hostage asked Francois Hollande to aid his release in Mali
A video of a French hostage urging President Francois Hollande to negotiate his release was broadcast on an Arabic TV station Tuesday, more than...
Deadly Boko Haram violence kills dozens more
Maiduguri - Suspected Islamist militants killed dozens of civilians in three villages in remote northeastern Nigeria, continuing a pattern of almost daily deadly violence,...
Somalis forcibly relocated in Kenyan anti-terrorist crackdown
Kenya’s Somali community is being scapegoated in a counter-terror operation which has seen thousands subjected to arbitrary arrest, harassment, extortion, ill-treatment, forcible relocation and...
Nigerian generals guilty for helping and arming Bokko Haram
KADUNA, Nigeria – Ten generals and five other senior military officers were found guilty in courts-martial of providing arms and information to Boko...
Democratic Republic of Congo Investigate Attacks on Oil Project Critics
Kinshasa - Democratic Republic of Congo authorities should fully and impartially investigate threats and violence against Virunga National Park rangers and local activists, Human...
Chadian troops open fire on civilians in a crowded market –...
Geneva - The UN on Friday accused Chadian soldiers of carrying out an unprovoked attack when they opened fire in a crowded market in...
9 killed in Nigerian church attack
Maiduguri - Gunmen opened fire on a church service in the northeast Nigerian village of Attangara, killing nine people, police and a witness said...
A bomb suspected by Boko Haram kills 14 in Nigeria
A bomb blast targeting a television viewing centre for football in northeast Nigeria killed at least 14 people and wounded 12 on Sunday, Nigerian...
Clashes over oil-rich land in Sudan kills 41
Khartoum - At least 41 people have been killed in clashes between rival Sudanese clans over the ownership of land being explored for oil...
More Nigerian villages attacked by Boko Haram
Kano - A series of suspected Boko Haram attacks in four villages in Nigeria's restive northeast killed several people, residents said on Sunday, in...
