Security

More than 130 civilians have been killed in central Mali in attacks attributed to Al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadists, local media reported. This tragedy is one of the country’s worst known massacres and the latest in an ongoing series of killings across the country. Local elected officials have reported scenes of systematic massacres …

The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Jens Stoltenberg, urged Western countries to continue their long-term support for Kyiv, particularly through the delivery of arms in the war between it and Russia. Mr Stoltenberg also recalled that the Ukrainians are the first to pay the price of war. The …

Two people died and six others injured when suspected militants opened fire on a bus in southwestern Rwanda, Reuters reported, citing a police source. Saturday’s attack, which killed the bus driver and a passenger, was carried out by the National Liberation Front (FLN), the armed wing of the anti-government Movement …

Russia issued a warning to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urging him to suspend the military operation he plans to launch soon in northern Syria. For the past few months, the Turkish army has embarked on the Syrian conflict to ensure its security at its borders. Ankara plans to continue …

The US embassy in Mali has issued an alert over a possible terror attack in the capital, Bamako, that could target key government facilities and public places. This is the third alert issued by the US embassy in Mali since March 2021. The latest advisory came days after 22 civilians …

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday called for immediate deployment of a new regional military force to try to stop rebel violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Reuters reported. President Kenyatta is calling for the immediate deployment of regional troops in close coordination with the UN peacekeeping mission in …

A member of Guinea’s military police has been charged with murder after a student was shot dead earlier this month during a protest about the rising fuel price, the AFP news agency reports, quoting a statement from the public prosecutor. Four other police officers in connection with the alleged crime …

Military government in Burkina Faso announced three days of national mourning from Tuesday following the death of at least 100 civilians over the weekend in the north of the country. The leader of the transition, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, issued a decree on Monday evening to observe mourning throughout the country. …

Armed men killed at least 100 civilians in a rural district of northern Burkina Faso close to the border with Niger over the weekend, Reuters agency citing security source. According to the soucrces, the attackers targeted men but appeared to spare women and children in Seytenga district on Saturday night. …

Gunmen abducted at least 29 people in Zamfara state in northwestern Nigeria as they were returning home from a wedding ceremony, local media reported, citing the police. The victims were mostly mobile phone dealers from a popular market in Gusau, the Zamfara state capital – who had attended the wedding …