Boko Haram is a west African Islamic terrorist organization, founded and primarily working out of Nigeria. the self proclaimed Caliphate also operates in countries like Chad, Niger, and Cameroon. on November 18th, Boko Haram insurgents assaulted a Nigerian base, killing their commanding officer, and several other Nigerian soldiers.
THE US-based International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has rejected Zimbabwe’s application to annul an US$195 million award to a German family whose property was expropriated under the controversial land reform programme.
Rampaging Boko Haram insurgents overran a Nigerian Army battalion in Borno State on Sunday, killing the unit’s commander and dozens of soldiers, military sources have told PREMIUM TIMES.
Cameroon’s military says it has freed nine students and a teacher who were kidnapped this week from a school in one of the country’s restive English-speaking regions. It is the third time this month that students have been abducted from schools in the Anglophone regions.
Somalia Parliamentary Committee on Finance and Budget has released a new report alleging mismanagement of funds at the Ministry of Finance, Radio Dalsan reports.
Africa is currently facing a big problem. Apart from the obvious poverty, wars, and starvation, they are currently riddled with all sorts of disease. Because of this Africa needs a lot of vaccines to try to keep their country safer and more healthy. Africa has been relying heavily on importing vaccines and medicines from other countries. However, Africa is looking… Read more »
Soldiers attacked civilians and civilian property in counterinsurgency operations in the south and west of Wau that began in June 2018. Soldiers attacked civilians and civilian property in counterinsurgency operations in the south and west of Wau that began in June 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee into the bush… Read more »
POLICE say they have instituted investigations into the killing of six civilians during the August 1 post-electoral violence in what could further rile the opposition which claims a government cover up plot of state excesses.
Vaccinations save lives, but African countries almost always have to import the necessary serums. Now some governments are talking about producing vaccines locally – but it’s not that simple.
The high-profile arrests for abuse and corruption come as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed implements reforms. The attorney general also accused intelligence figures of an assassination attempt against the new prime minister.