“Sadly, some gallant warriors paid the supreme price in the day-long battles while four wounded in action troops are currently receiving treatment for their gunshot wounds,” it said. The Nigerian Army has confirmed that bandits

“Sadly, some gallant warriors paid the supreme price in the day-long battles while four wounded in action troops are currently receiving treatment for their gunshot wounds,” it said. The Nigerian Army has confirmed that bandits
Sudan’s prime minister appointed new defence and interior ministers on Tuesday, state media reported, the first step in forming a new non-partisan cabinet announced last week. Prime Minister Kamal Idris named Lieutenant General Hassan Daoud
In 2024, a United Nations monitoring team reported that the relationship between Somalia’s al-Shabaab terrorist group and Yemen’s Houthi rebels was “transactional or opportunistic, and not ideological.” In a 2025 report, the U.N. said those
The Nigerian Navy has arrested 76 vessels and at least 242 suspects in anti-oil theft operations, and destroyed more than 800 illegal refining sites during a two-year crackdown, it said on Thursday. Rampant oil theft
An attack by suspected jihadists has killed “dozens” of civilians in Niger in the latest massacre to plague the unrest-hit border with Burkina Faso and Mali, sources told AFP on Monday. Along with its Sahel
Despite the departure of the Wagner Group from Mali, Russia is continuing to strengthen its military presence in the country through its Africa Corps. Using satellite imagery, shipping logs and eyewitness reports, journalists from RFI
Key Takeaway: Former Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila has reentered Congolese politics to capitalize on the eastern DRC crisis and regain power by positioning himself as the leader of a broad
Somalia does not currently produce any oil or gas. It relies on imported petroleum products. The country does not have operational refineries. There was once a refinery in Mogadishu, but like anything Somali, it collapsed
Amid renewed relations with Libya, Russia is relying on the Al-Khadim base near Benghazi to strengthen its military presence in the Sahel region of Africa. RFI journalists were able to trace the itinerary of a
Nyala, the capital of South Darfur State, is facing an unprecedented collapse in security. Violations have sharply escalated to include extrajudicial killings, systematic looting, extortion, and kidnappings for ransom, with senior officers accused of organizing