World Feb 16 Congo says M23 rebels backed by Rwanda have taken a 2nd major eastern city Rwanda-backed rebels have “occupied” a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo's government said Sunday, as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the governor's office in Bukavu and pledged to clean up after the “old regime.”…
World Jan 29 Rwanda-backed rebels attempt to expand control after capturing more towns in eastern Congo Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the conflict-battered region.
World Jan 27 Thousands forced to flee fighting in Congo as Rwanda-backed rebels capture key city of Goma Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma are fleeing after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured the regional hub from Congolese forces.
World Dec 15 West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 member nations hit by coups In a first in the 15-nation bloc’s nearly 50 years of existence, the military juntas of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced in January that they decided to leave ECOWAS, accusing it of “inhumane and irresponsible” coup-related sanctions and of…
World Nov 29 At least 27 people died, 100 missing after a boat capsized in northern Nigeria About 200 passengers were on the boat that was going from the state of Kogi to neighboring state of Niger when it capsized, according to the Niger State Emergency Management Agency.
World Oct 16 Gasoline tanker explodes in Nigeria, killing more than 140 people are killed injuring dozens More than 140 people, including children, have died and dozens were injured in Nigeria after an overturned gasoline tanker truck exploded in flames while they were trying to scoop up fuel pouring from the vehicle.
World Mar 27 In Nigeria, parents finally able to see children who were abducted from school in early March The children's abduction from their school in the remote town of Kuriga was one of several mass school abductions that have shaken the West African nation in recent years.
World Mar 24 After weeks in captivity, some of nearly 300 abducted Nigerian schoolchildren are freed At least 137 of nearly 300 Nigerian children abducted more than two weeks ago from their school in the northwestern state of Kaduna were released on Sunday, the West African nation’s military said.
World Mar 10 Days after gunmen abduct hundreds of students in Nigeria, hope of finding them begins to fade The mass kidnapping in Kuriga was the third in northern Nigeria since last week; a group of gunmen abducted 15 children from a school in another northwestern state, Sokoto, before dawn Saturday, and a few days earlier 200 people, mostly…
World Mar 07 Gunmen abduct 287 students in northwestern Nigeria in latest school attack, headteacher says Locals told The Associated Press the assailants surrounded the government-owned school in Kaduna State's Kuriga town on Thursday morning just as the pupils were about to start the school day.