Nigerian States allowed to arm residents to fight criminal gangs
Nigerian authorities in the north-western Zamfara state have called on locals to arm themselves against criminal gangs in an attempt to deal with the increasing
Category : Africa
Second politician beheaded by gang that kidnapped him
A second Nigerian politician has been beheaded by abductors in the south-east of the country, the authorities say. Police in Anambra state say the decapitated
At least 20 killed in Mali jihadist attacks
At least 20 civilians have been killed in attacks blamed on jihadist fighters in northern Mali, a regional official there says. The violence on Saturday
Togo declares state of emergency
The Togolese government has declared a “state of security emergency” in its northern border region. The measure will last for three months and could be
Gunmen attack Catholic worshippers, kill 20, abduct a priest
Gunmen have killed church worshippers in Ondo state, south-west Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari said “only fiends from the nether region” could have done this “dastardly
Ukraine war: Hungry Africans are victims of the conflict, Macky Sall tells Vladimir Putin
African countries are innocent victims of the war in Ukraine and Russia should help ease their suffering, the head of the African Union has told
president sacks 57 judges
Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked 57 judges, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists. In a television address, he said he had given the
Four bodies recovered in a mine
Bodies of four miners have been found in a zinc mine in Burkina Faso after 39 days of search, a government spokesman has said. Eight
Police investigating beheading of an MP
Police in Nigeria are investigating the beheading of a local MP in the south-eastern state of Anambra barely a week after gunmen kidnapped him along
Clashes in Libya as rival PM tries to take power
There’s been a brief outbreak of factional fighting in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Members of an eastern faction arrived overnight in an attempt to claim