Security

By John Ikani President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi has called for a quicker departure of UN forces from his nation beginning this year. Addressing the UN General Assembly, he declared his government's...

By John Ikani Burkina Faso's transitional parliament has made a unanimous decision to dispatch troops to its neighbouring nation, Niger, where a military takeover occurred on July 26. State TV reported that Defence Minister Colonel Major...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna At least eight security operatives have been ambushed and killed in Imo State, South-East Nigeria, after an attack by unidentified gunmen. The joint security taskforce team who were in two security trucks were...

Iran has freed five Americans as part of a prisoner exchange between the two longtime adversaries, a deal brokered by Qatar. Under the deal, Tehran will also gain limited access to $6 billion in frozen funds....

By Enyichukwu Enemanna African Union has announced the second phase of withdrawal of troops from Somalia, a country fighting al-Shabaab, an affiliate of al-Qaida. The pullout announced on Monday follows a timeline for the handover of...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Three West African countries, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger led by military juntas, on Saturday signed an agreement establishing a defence alliance, ministerial delegations from the three countries announced at a press conference....