Security

At least 32 people died in the Kajura area of Kaduna state in northern Nigeria on Sunday, after an attack by gunmen locally known as bandits, authorities said on Thursday. The armed men on motorcycles set fire to houses in several villages in the area, authorities said. “The attackers moved …

The Eswatini army said those who participated in pro-democracy protests last July will not be enrolled in the military in the ongoing recruitment, the Times of Swaziland website has reported. “It would be wrong to recruit people who would then turn guns against army officers,” a senior army officer is …

Nigerian police say gunmen who killed at least 50 people in a church on Sunday in Ondo State disguised themselves as worshippers. A police spokesman said the attackers detonated explosives inside the building, while others outside opened fire. The incident happened at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo town, Ondo …

At least 50 worshipers of St Francis Catholic Church have been killed by gunmen in Owo town, Ondo state, southwestern Nigeria, local media reported. The gunmen entered the church and shot at the congregation during a service to mark the holiday of Pentecost, witnesses said. After visiting the church and …

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi accused Rwandan President Paul Kagame of supporting M23 rebels during clashes in his country’s east that displaced tens of thousands of people. The president spoke on Sunday after visiting neighbouring Congo-Brazzaville where he met his counterpart Denis Sassou Nguesso. According to President Tshisekedi, …

Two Red Cross workers were killed on Wednesday after their was attacked by unidentified armed men in western Mali, Reuters agency reported, citing the organisation. Armed men on motorcycles opened fire on the vehicle in the region of Kayes, the Malian Red Cross said in a statement. The driver, who …

Mali has denied allegations in a United Nations report that its national army (Fama) carried out human rights violations. A report by the country’s UN mission, Minusma, released last week highlighted alleged gross rights abuses by the Malian army between January and March this year. It attributed to Fama an …

More than 500 civilians died in attacks carried out by armed forces and Islamist groups in Mali from January to March this year, the United Nations said in a report on Monday. The report detailed a rapid unravelling of an already desperate security situation. The killings represented a 324% rise …

The leader of the Methodist Church in Nigeria, His Eminence Samuel Kanu Echu, was abducted in the southeastern Abia State on Sunday, police confirmed. The priest was abducted alongside two other clerics. Abia state police said a manhunt had been organized to rescue the priests. In Nigeria, the Methodist Church …

Two Rwandan soldiers were captured in Bwisha chiefdom, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 20 km from the Rwandan border, army spokesman Gen Sylvain Ekenge said. It comes just a day after Kigali claimed the soldiers, Élysée Nkundabagenzi and Ntwari Gad were captured by pro-government rebels. According to the Congolese army …