Senegal resumes trial of Chad’s Habre
The trial of former Chadian leader Hissène Habré resumed on Monday in Dakar, Senegal’s Capital, and the prosecution is expected to conclude its argument on […]
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Cameroon: Boko Haram attacks multinational task Force base
Suspected Boko Haram members have attacked a military base of a regional Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Mora, Cameroon, in the early hours of […]
Côte d’Ivoire forecasts a 9.8% GDP growth in 2016
Côte d’Ivoire is hoping to achieve 9.8 percent economic growth this year, Budget Minister Abdourahmane Cisse told reporters on Thursday. The French-speaking West Africa’s largest […]
Niger: Landmine kills six soldiers
Six soldiers died during an advance at Boko Haram’s stronghold, Diffa, when they stepped on a land mine buried by the suspected Islamist militants. According […]
Boko Haram forces 1 mln children out of school, 600 teachers killed – UN
Boko Haram’s insurgency in and around Nigeria has kept over a million children from school, adding to the 11 million children already out of school […]
Rebel declares autonomous state in chaotic CAR
A rebel leader in the Central African Republic has declared an autonomous state in the north, after rejecting Sunday election meant to stabilize the divided […]
Gabon: Record seizure of Ivory
Police in Gabon arrested two ivory traffickers in the capital Libreville with 206 kilograms of ivory taken from 21 slaughtered elephants, a wildlife protection group […]
Lake Chad: Suicide blasts kill at least 19 according to state TV
At least 19 people killed and 130 wounded on Saturday, after three female suicide bombers attacked a busy market on the Chadian island of Koulfoua. […]
Cameroon: Twin suicide blast kills three
Twin suicide bombings killed at least three in northern Cameroon, in an overnight attack local and security officials said on Wednesday. According to L’Oeil du […]
Chad declares state of emergency after deadly Boko Haram attack
Chad’s government, on Monday, imposed a state of emergency in the Lake Chad region after a series of raids and suicide bombings last weekend by […]