Africa
Fighting between Sahel-based jihadist rivals spills into Niger
By Robbie Corey-Boulet Reuters The West African affiliates of al Qaeda and Islamic State have clashed in Niger for the first time, ...Burkina, Mali troops kill more civilians than jihadists do
By Portia Crowe Reuters Government and allied forces in Burkina Faso have killed more than twice as many civilians as Islamist militants ...Somali army takes control of strategic city, regional leader resigns
Somalia’s national army took control of the biggest city in South West state on Monday, prompting the regional leader to resign two ...Death toll from Kenyan floods rises to 108
Weeks of heavy rains and flooding have now killed 108 people in Kenya, the National Police Service said on Saturday in an ...Chad relocates Sudan refugees as army deploys near border
By Mahamat Ramadane Reuters Chad has begun the emergency relocation of refugees from its border with Sudan as the army prepares to ...Hospital attack in Sudan kills 64, including 13 children
The World Health Organization said on Saturday that a strike on a hospital in East Darfur, Sudan, killed at least 64 people, ...At least 80 insurgents killed as Nigerian troops repel base assault, army says
By HARUNA UMAR AP Nigerian soldiers backed by air support repelled an attack Wednesday by suspected Islamic militants on a military base in ...African nations tiptoe around recruitment of citizens by Russian networks
By David Lewis and Tim Cocks Reuters Kenya’s foreign minister is visiting Russia this week under pressure back home to convince Moscow ...At least 64 killed, dozens reported missing in Ethiopia landslides, floods
A landslide in the Gamo Zone of southern Ethiopia earlier this week has killed at least 64 people, regional officials said on ...Nigerian army kills 45 militants in clashes in northwest state of Katsina
BY DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN AP Nigeria’s military killed 45 militants in the country’s northwest region, the Katsina state government said Saturday. The clashes ...














