Security

The head of the UN refugee agency, Filippo Grandi, has asked Europe to be generous and welcoming to other migrants, just as it has with Ukrainian refugees. It comes following the deaths of dozens of African migrants at sea. Filippo Grandi, said Europe had hosted Ukrainian refugees “generously and effectively” …

The Ukrainian embassy in Kenya is seeking donations to support the country’s war against Russia and save the lives of the affected people. The embassy said the initiative followed “many requests” it had received from Kenyans keen on donating to the cause. It has opened two fundraising bank accounts and …

Nigeria’s military says it has killed 34 members of a motorbike gang in an air raid in the northern state of Kaduna, the BBC reports. It carried out the operation on Wednesday near Mangoro village, an air force spokesperson said. Armed gangs, locally known as bandits, have stepped up attacks …

A boat carrying mostly women and children capsized in north-central Nigeria on Wednesday, leaving at least seven people dead and dozens missing, Reuters agency reports. Two residents in Guni village in Niger state said the passengers on the boat were trying to escape from gunmen who had attacked their village …

Kenyan police say they have taken disciplinary action against a policeman filmed forcing his way into a private car through a window on a busy road in the capital, Nairobi. The incident, which has been shared widely on social media, was captured by a local TV crew in Nairobi’s central …

Armed men in Fentalle, an area of Ethiopia’s Oromia region, killed eighteen people and injured at least 15 others in an attack, local media reported. The reason behind the attack is not yet clear and it is currently under investigation, local authorities said. According to Ababu Wakohe, a local leader …

The Pakistani military released the identities of six soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The helicopter crashed while undertaking a reconnaissance mission in North Kivu province. The Pakistani soldiers were identified as ​​Lt Col Asif Ali Awan, Maj Saad Nomani, Maj Faizan Ali, Naib …

The M23 rebel group has denied shooting down a UN helicopter that crashed on Sunday while carrying peacekeepers on a reconnaissance mission in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the BBC reports. According to the rebel group, the Congolese army is responsible for the attack because it shot down the UN …

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has issued a directive to declassify intelligence reports on how the country’s long-running civil war began. President Kiir said all those found culpable of offences by the released materials will be granted presidential pardon. The declassification is expected to help in the process of national …

Gunmen in Nigeria attacked a train in which they abducted an unknown number of passengers in northern Kaduna state, local media reported. The gang mined the track between the capital, Abuja, and Kaduna city and forced the evening train to a halt. Many of the approximately 1,000 passengers on board …