Suspected Militants Kill 19 in Eastern Congo Village

BENI, DR CONGO, – Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 19 people in a raid on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local authorities said.  The attackers looted houses and started fires in Kasanzi-Kithovo near Virunga National Park in North Kivu province overnight between Friday and Saturday, they said.  “I don’t know where to go with my two…

Nigerian state shuts markets over attacks

Authorities in the north-western Nigerian state of Zamfara have banned some economic activities in a bid to tackle armed criminal gangs carrying out killings, kidnappings for ransom and cattle theft. The state government has announced the closure of all weekly markets and restricted the use of motorbikes from dusk to dawn. It has also banned…