Mali: ICC arrests Islamist rebel suspected of attacking Timbuktu monuments
An Islamist rebel suspected of attacking mosques and monuments in the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu was handed over to the International Criminal Court, officials […]
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Boko Haram displaced 1.4 million children, UNICEF
The number of children forced to flee Boko Haram’s Islamic insurgency in Nigeria and neighboring countries has reached 1.4 million, UN children agency, Unicef, said […]
West African Development Bank to raise $500m for regional integration
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) plans to raise up to $500 million from the international financial markets in the last quarter of 2015 to […]
Boko Haram Kills 11 in north Cameroon
Suspected Boko Haram attacks left more than 11 people dead and several others injured on Wednesday in Maroua, northern Cameroon, a region repeatedly targeted by […]
CNPC “blocks” fuel exports from Niger’s Soraz oil refinery
The National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has blocked fuel exports from Niger’s Soraz oil refinery, a union official said on Wednesday. Boukar Elemi, a spokesman for […]
E.U. allocates € 34 million food aid to six African countries
The European Union has announced providing assistance worth €34 million for immediate food aid for the most vulnerable people in Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Niger […]
Nigeria: Under-estimated Boko Haram to loose within a month
President Goodluck Jonathan has acknowledged that Boko Haram was “under-estimated” by his government when they started armed operations but also added that the military lacked […]
Nigeria: Military says it is winning as Boko Haram joins IS
Boko Haram’s allegiance to the Islamic State has been seen as a sign of weakness after international forces took over some of the territories it […]
Cameroon: Central African countries budget $86million to fight Boko Haram
Members of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) met in Cameroon on Monday and decided to spend $86 million in military operations against […]
The UN and its partners are seeking nearly $ 2 billion to help Africa’s Sahel region
The humanitarian emergency in drought-ravaged West Africa will worsen in coming months as the food crisis, which has already claimed young lives, enters its most […]