Uganda holds dozens of fleeing M23 rebels after Congo clashes
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda is holding dozens of fighters from the M23 rebel group who fled the Democratic Republic of Congo after clashing with troops Read more
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Syrian negotiators arrive for Geneva peace talks
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian negotiators arrived separately to meet U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura in Geneva on Thursday in a low-key start to the first Read more
Mali soldiers, armed groups hold first joint patrol in northern town
GAO, Mali (Reuters) – Malian soldiers staged their first joint patrol on Thursday with members of rival armed groups in the town of Gao where Read more
Mosul offensive: Iraqi forces storm airport in bid to retake city
Iraqi security forces have launched an attack on Mosul airport, a key part of the government’s offensive to drive so-called Islamic State (IS) militants from Read more
Suicide bomb in market in Somalia capital kills 18, wounds 25
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A blast from a suicide car bomb ripped through a market in Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday, killing 18 people and wounding Read more
Chibok girls: Buhari hails new recovery
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the recovery of another Chibok school girl, Rakiya Abubakar, in the Alagarno area of Damboa Local Government Area of Borno. Read more
Another Chibok schoolgirl found
Army spokesman, Brigadier General Sani Usman says another Chibok schoolgirl has been found, one of the 219 stolen by Boko Haram insurgents on 14 April Read more
Repentant Boko Haram terrorists urge other members to lay down arms
Some repentant Boko Haram members on Thursday appealed to their fellow sect members still in Sambisa forest to lay down their arms and embrace peace. Read more
Iraq forces launch operation to retake western area
Iraqi forces on Thursday launched an offensive aimed at retaking towns still under the control of the Islamic State group in western areas near the Read more
Three killed in car bomb attack on peacekeepers’ Somali HQ
At least three people were killed when a suicide attacker set off a car bomb at a checkpoint outside the main base of an African Read more
Terrorism: Army to buy N5bn weapons in 2017
The Nigerian Army will spend N5bn on the procurement of new weapons in the 2017 fiscal year, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. Apart from the N5bn, Read more
Roadside bomb kills police officer, soldier in Egypt
A police officer and a soldier were killed by a roadside bomb in Egypt’s northern Sinai peninsula on Saturday, security sources said. The bomb was Read more
DSS smashes kidnap gangs, fraudsters, terrorists
The Directorate of State Services has reported various successes in smashing criminal gangs, including kidnappers, fraudsters and Boko Haram terrorists. In the latest update of Read more
Nigeria Army constructs road to Sambisa forest
Nigeria Army has started the construction of road network to Sambisa to ease troops operations in mopping up Boko Haram insurgents in the forest. Mai. Read more
At Iraqi village, victory is fraught with risks in Mosul offensive
Kurdish peshmerga fighter Germad Yihya stood on a small berm overlooking a village where he said Islamic State militants had taken a beating. A line Read more
Ethiopia says state of emergency helping restore stability
The state of emergency is helping restore stability in Ethiopia, the government says. “The violence has been controlled and we have created a situation where Read more
Al-Shabab Bombs AU Base In Somalia
A suicide bomber connected to Al-Shabab has driven a vehicle loaded with explosives into an African Union Military Base in central Somalia. According to a Read more
Major, captain, others held for leaking information to Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army is holding two officers – a major and a captain – in connection with alleged sabotage of the ongoing counter-terrorism operations in Read more
Air strikes in Syria’s Idlib kill 26, mostly children: rescuers, monitor
Air strikes by Syrian or Russian warplanes on Wednesday killed at least 26 people, most of them schoolchildren, in a village in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib Read more
IS executes dozens of prisoners near Mosul, officials say
Islamic State militants have in recent days executed dozens of prisoners taken from villages the group has been forced to abandon by an Iraqi army Read more
Dozens of civilians abducted and killed in Afghanistan
Gunmen in the remote central-western Afghan province of Ghor rounded up dozens of civilians and executed them on Wednesday in an attack that officials blamed Read more
12 killed in Shabaab bomb attack in Kenya
A bomb blast at a guesthouse in northeast Kenya killed at least 12 people on Tuesday, in an attack claimed by Shabaab militants which last Read more
Extremism: FG urged to stop Nigerians travelling to study in Iran
Africans studying various higher institutions in Cyprus under the banner of African Students in Cyprus have called on the Nigerian government to stop Nigerian youths Read more
UN says wave of IS atrocities reported near Mosul
The UN said Tuesday it had received reports of dozens of execution-type killings by the Islamic State group (IS), including the slaying of 50 former Read more
Hollande urges vigilance over jihadists returning from Iraq
French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday urged the US-led coalition backing the offensive against Islamic State jihadists in Mosul to prepare for the aftermath of Read more
Explosion hits southern Turkey’s Antalya, some casualties
An explosion outside a chamber of commerce building in Turkey’s southern resort city of Antalya wounded several people on Tuesday but the mayor said there Read more
Only 83 Chibok girls left for bargain, sources say as talks to resume
Of the roughly 197 Chibok schoolgirls who still are unaccounted for after Islamist militants kidnapped them in Nigeria two years ago, only 83 will be Read more
Godogodo death toll hits 40, as mob hacks 14 herdsmen dead
The death toll from the invasion of Godogodo in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, between last Saturday and Sunday, has risen from 20 Read more
Niger aborts Boko Haram jailbreak
Gunmen attacked a high-security prison in Niger early on Monday in an apparent bid to free Islamist militants from Al Qaeda and Boko Haram. But Read more
Niger says US aid worker likely held by Mali jihadists
A US aid worker kidnapped in Niger is likely being held by jihadists from the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (Mujao), the Read more
