Security

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has alleged that Burkina Faso’s military force “summarily executed” 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in two villages in February. The mass killings according to HRW in its new report published...

By Lucy Adautin At least 119 inmates fled from the Suleja medium-security custodial center on Wednesday night. The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) verified the occurrence and assured that extensive measures were underway to apprehend them. The...

By John Ikani Botswana’s foreign minister, Lemogang Kwape, has disclosed to a South African TV channel that the British government approached his nation regarding the possibility of receiving deported migrants from the UK. The timing of...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Sudan's army on Tuesday used anti-aircraft missiles to shoot down drones targeting its headquarters in the city of Shendi, witnesses and army sources said, the latest in a series of such drone attacks....

By John Ikani The United States and Niger are in talks regarding the withdrawal of over 1,000 American personnel from the country, which has been crucial for regional counter-terrorism efforts, officials disclosed on Monday. "Niger's government,...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna In response to the threat of terrorism and the ones that could emerge in the future across Africa, President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has called for the establishment of a regional standby force...