By Anne Mireille Nzouankeu YAOUNDE, March 25 (Reuters) - A suspected suicide bomber intercepted in northern Cameroon on Friday before she could blow herself up claimed to be one of 219 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in the Nigerian town of Chibok in 2014, military and local government source...

Bangui, Central African Republic | Friday 10/16/2015 - 08:31 GMT At least one person was killed and 10 injured in fresh sectarian clashes in a flashpoint neighbourhood of the Central African Republic's capital of Bangui, military and hospital sources said Friday. The violence late Thursday in ...

Kano, Nigeria | AFP | Saturday 1/2/2016 - 02:24 GMT | by Aminu ABUBAKAR One year after a massive attack ranked among the worst in Boko Haram's six-year insurgency, the residents of Baga in northeast Nigeria say their home is a ghost town. The jihadists razed the fishing hub on the shores of...

A year ago this June, desperate Somali refugees began pouring into neighbouring countries, driven from their homes by conflict, human rights abuses and the worst drought in decades. This latest chapter has been another stark reminder of the Somali population’s tragic and prolonged suffering spanning...

Residents and monks from 30 Karen villages have called for all Karen armed groups to join under a single banner in order to stop drug running and help restore law and order. They expressed their demands in a petition that was signed at a public event in Karen State’s Kawkareik Township, marking the...

For sending Myanmar workers to work at the fishery industry of Thailand, two One Stop Centers will be opened in Kawthaung and Ranaung according to Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population on September 5. Thailand Minister for Labour visited Myanmar during August and invited more than 60,000...

Survivors in Mozambique are still trying to rebuild their lives. More assistance is needed to help them recover, and to support other countries affected by climate change.