Government officials in Cameroon and the Central African Republic say the number of civilian kidnappings has spiked along their borders, with armed gangs and rebels demanding as much as $50,000 in ransom. In addition to

Four people were killed while about 30 others were abducted when terrorists attacked Giyawa, a community in the Goronyo area of Sokoto State on Thursday. The attack, which residents said began around 11:00 p.m. on

A la veille de l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies, la République démocratique du Congo a alerté jeudi sur “la tragédie humanitaire” et les “dommages” causés par “l’agression” du Rwanda, accusé de soutenir une rébellion dans

Le porte-parole du Gouvernement, Patrick Muyaya, a indiqué, jeudi 14 septembre, qu’au moins 318 écoles avaient été détruites dans les zones sous occupation du M23, au Nord-Kivu. Patrick Muyaya a livré ces statistiques lors de

Plus effacé que jamais depuis qu’il a été nommé Premier ministre, Amadou Ba a su habilement éclipser ses concurrents avant d’être désigné par Macky Sall pour lui succéder. Le président sénégalais aura pris son temps

As supporters of the military junta that seized power last month in Niger try to force the departure of French troops from the country, the crisis there has come to symbolize the crumbling of France’s

For years now, the Horn of Africa States has been in a state of turmoil, instability, and conflicts compounded by climatic changes, man-made poverty, international interferences, and imported terror groups that have played havoc on

Human Rights Watch’s Devon Lum takes us inside the digital investigation into the killing of Ethiopian migrants by Saudi border guards, which uses visual evidence to illustrate survivors’ journey and ensure their stories are not

For the long-suffering commuters in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, the inauguration of the Blue Rail Line on September 4, was nothing short of a game changer in a city notorious for chaotic traffic