Politics

Two Nigerian soldiers will face trial over a drone bombing that killed dozens of civilians last year in the north-western Kaduna state, the defence headquarters has said. It said the soldiers will face “a court martial for acts of omission or commission with respect to the incident”, in which at …

Russian forces entered an air base in Niger where US troops still remain, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed, but said they were at a separate compound. He told a news conference in the US that it was not a significant issue as they did not have access to US …

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Rwandan authorities to “halt support” for the M23 rebels wreaking havoc in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In a joint press conference with DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi, who is on a visit to Paris, Mr Macron said: “Rwanda must halt its support for …

A court in the Central African Republic has issued an arrest warrant for the former president, Francois Bozizé, in connection with alleged crimes against humanity. The court said the warrant was for atrocities committed by military personnel under Mr Bozizé‘s command between 2009 and 2013. He was overthrown more than …

The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on Anita Among, speaker of Uganda’s parliament, and two MPs for alleged corruption. A statement said they stole from the country’s poorest communities and would be subject to travel bans and asset freezes. The British Foreign Office said the two former ministers, Mary Goretti …

Zimbabweans will start using fresh banknotes and coins on Tuesday as the country rolls out its third currency in a decade. The currency, of which a digital version was launched earlier this month, is the latest attempt to control soaring inflation in the country. But there are signs the Zimbabwe …

The United States and the UK on Monday called on Burkina Faso to thoroughly investigate the killings of 223 civilians in February that were detailed in a recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report. They also called on authorities to hold those responsible to account. The HRW investigation alleged the Burkinabe …

The Sahel force, made up of troops from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, announced it had killed Abu Huzeifa, considered one of the main commanders of the Islamic State. His killing was part of an operation carried out in a tri-border area between the three Sahel countries, Malian state TV …

At least 70 members of the al-Shabab rebel movement were killed and 30 wounded in a military operation in the Mudug region of northern Somalia. The operation took place near the locality of Tabar-mooge, some 28 kilometers north of the coastal town of Harardhere, recently liberated by government forces. A …

Authorities in Burkina Faso announced the suspension of two media outlets, including the BBC and VOA, for publishing a Human Rights Watch report accusing the army of abusing civilians. The country’s media regulator has imposed a two-week suspension on the programmes of BBC Afrique and Voice of America (VOA). Access …