UN plane crash-lands in Mali, injures 11
A United Nations plane careened off the runway while touching down in the northern Malian city of Gao on Monday, the international organisation said, injuring...
Tag : Military
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 16 in northern Cameroon
Suspected militants from Islamist group Boko Haram killed at least 16 people and wounded seven early on Sunday in a grenade attack on a camp...
Somalia parliament impeaches premier in no-confidence vote
Somalia’s Parliament has ousted Prime Minister Hassan Khaire, throwing into confusion the country’s electoral plan. After a motion of no-confidence was Saturday tabled in the...
Egypt kills 18 Islamist militants in Sinai operation – Army
Egypt’s military said it killed 18 suspected Islamist militants in aerial and ground operations in the restive North Sinai region on Tuesday, as part of...
Sudan replaces finance, foreign and energy ministers in sweeping reshuffle
Sudan’s prime minister replaced the finance, foreign, energy and health ministers and three other senior cabinet post-holders on Thursday as part of a sweeping reshuffle,...
Sierra Leone doctors’ strike leaves coronavirus patients stranded
Doctors treating COVID-19 patients in Sierra Leone went on strike on Thursday over unpaid bonuses, leaving patients in some of the main treatment centres without...
Cameroon military acknowledges soldiers arrested in Togo
Cameroon’s military says three of five men recently arrested by Togolese police and portrayed by Togolese media as notorious criminals who committed serious offenses against...
Sudan summons Ethiopia envoy over deadly cross-border attack
Sudan has summoned the Ethiopian embassy’s chargé d’affaires over a border attack by suspected Ethiopian rebel fighters that killed and wounded several Sudanese army personnel...