Federal troops ordered to maintain the areas they have won back recently from Tigrayan forces, government says. Ethiopia’s federal government says it has ordered its forces to not advance deeper into the war-ravaged northern region of Tigray. The federal army and its allies have made strong advances in recent weeks, recapturing major towns and cities…
More than a dozen Western allies have condemned what they say is the deployment of Russian mercenaries to Mali. They said it could “further deteriorate the security situation in West Africa”, which is battling Jihadist groups. The 15 European nations and Canada accused Russia of providing material support in the deployment of mercenaries from the…
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated Borno’s first flyover with upper and lower lanes at the old Customs Roundabout in Maiduguri. The flyover is part of a 10 kilometers carriageway constructed in the area as part of Buhari’s promise to the area. The flyover is expected to ease traffic congestion in Borno state, where…
The former President Democratic Republic of Congo’s Joseph Kabila is planning to sue a media house and a group of NGOs for what he terms an act of defamation and manipulation on an alleged report that he siphoned off $138 million over five years. In the report entitled Congo hold-up, Kabila together with his clan…
Libyans have voiced a mix of frustration and anxiety after elections set for Friday were postponed, which some had hoped would help turn the page on a decade of violence. After weeks of speculation, authorities confirmed Wednesday that the poll, part of a United Nations-led peace process, would be delayed. “I had picked up my…