IS affiliates claim bomb attack at bar in north-east Nigeria
Iswap says it was responsible for second blast in as many days that injured 11 in Jalingo, Taraba state Explosives planted at a bar in...
Category : Africa
Tanzania’s Maasai appeal to west to stop eviction for conservation plans
Thousands of Indigenous people sign letter to UK, US and EU protesting at appropriation of land for tourist safaris and hunting Thousands of Maasai pastoralists...
France says Russian mercenaries staged ‘French atrocity’ in Mali
Army says it filmed mercenaries burying bodies to falsely accuse France of leaving behind mass graves The French army says it has filmed Russian mercenaries...
More than 160 passengers still missing from train attacked in Nigeria
Boko Haram and local bandits suspected to have bombed rail tracks in Kaduna as dozens remain unaccounted for More than 160 passengers who were on...
‘Lawless logging’ in DRC raises concerns over $500m forests deal signed by Boris Johnson
Critics say cash from UK, Norway, France and Germany could be wasted as damning report reveals illegalities, corruption and environmental crimes Environmental groups have raised...
UN refugee agency condemns Boris Johnson’s Rwanda asylum plan
Gillian Triggs, assistant high commissioner at UNHCR, says plan is ‘symbolic gesture’ that will prove unworkable The UN’s refugee agency has condemned Boris Johnson’s plan...
South Africa’s flood-ravaged east hit by more heavy rain
Emergency services on high alert in KwaZulu-Natal as search for victims continues, with almost 400 dead South Africa’s flood-ravaged east has been hit by another...
Boat capsizes off Libya, leaving 35 people dead or presumed dead
Wooden vessel launched from Sabratha, a major departure point for Europe, says UN migration agency A boat carrying 35 people has capsized off the Libyan...
Priti Patel could face Home Office mutiny over Rwanda asylum plan
Unions say civil servants could stage mass walkouts after home secretary overruled their concerns UK’s Rwanda plan will fail, says UNHCR Peers will fight UK...
South Africa flooding death toll nears 400 as rescuers search for missing
More weather warnings ahead as search continues for those hit by deadly storms in KwaZulu-Natal province South African police, army and volunteer rescuers have widened...
