Africa

Somalia beefs up security ahead of first local elections in decades

Somalia will deploy more than 10,000 security personnel in the capital, Mogadishu, ahead of next wee

Nigerian government says 130 more students rescued from abductors

Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 130 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a

Egypt's Sisi holds talks with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi has held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov t

Sudan drone attack on Darfur market kills 10 people, rescuers say

A drone attack on a busy market in Sudan's North Darfur state killed 10 people over the weekend, fir

Alliance of Sahel States officially unveils joint security force, equipment

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, has officially establi

Ethiopian army says more than 200 armed fighters surrender in western Oromia

More than 200 armed fighters have surrendered to the Ethiopian government forces in the Western Orom