Africa

Casualties reported in gunfire exchange between Nigerian troops and Boko Haram terrorists

At least eight Nigerian soldiers were killed and 50 wounded on when Boko Haram terrorists attacked a

Somalia becomes latest member state to ratify IGAD's new treaty

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has welcomed the ratification of the new IGAD

Nigeria police confirm mass abduction from church after initial denial

The police said their revised position followed “subsequent verification from operational units an

Chagos sovereignty not up for debate, Mauritius tells Trump

Mauritius responded on Tuesday to US President Donald Trump's criticism over a deal with Britain gra

Suspected terrorists kill more than 30 people in Niger

A suspected terrorist attack has killed at least 31 civilians in a village in western Niger near the

Mozambique floods causing spiralling emergency: UN

Severe flooding in Mozambique has triggered a rapidly escalating emergency that is already affecting