Africa
Nigeria frees more hostages, fate of Chibok girls uncertain
Nigeria\'s army has rescued nearly 700 hostages from Boko Haram captivity over the past week, but uncertainty remained on Saturday over the ...Nigeria working to identify nearly 300 rescued women, girls
Nigeria was on Wednesday seeking to identify nearly 300 women and girls rescued from Boko Haram, raising hopes they may include schoolgirls ...Saudi-led air strikes hit Yemeni capital, ships shell Aden
At least five air strikes hit military sites and an area near the presidential palace compound in the Yemeni capital Sanaa at ...Boko Haram retakes NE town from Nigerian army
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have forced hundreds of soldiers to flee Marte, a border town along the shores of Lake Chad, a ...More fighting, air strikes in Yemen, civilian death toll exceeds 550
Fighting between Yemen\'s warring factions raged in southern and central parts of the country and air strikes hit Houthi militia forces in ...Gradual Injustice
Chris Woods\' excellent new book is calledSaudi-led coalition launches Yemen air strikes despite declared end to bombing
Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition pounded Houthi militiamen and military bases with at least 20 air strikes throughout Yemen on Thursday, residents ...Italy urges EU, UN to tackle migrant crisis in Africa
The European Union must take a collective stand to tackle migrant trafficking at its source in African countries, Italy\'s Prime Minister Matteo ...Fighting erupts in South Sudan northern town
Heavy fighting broke out Wednesday in South Sudan\'s war-ravaged northeastern town of Malakal, pitting rival factions of government troops against each other, ...Thousands of Ethiopians march against Islamic extremism
Tens of thousands of Ethiopians marched through the capital Wednesday in a government-organised rally condemning the murder of a group of Ethiopian ...