Taraba State Police Commissioner, Mr. Shaba Alkali yesterday confirmed the arrest of two Boko Haram Commanders, Abdulmumuni Abdullahi and Ali Audu (alias Dungu), who are among the 100 terrorists declared wanted by the military. Alkali, who stated this in his office in Jalingo while briefing journali...

NIAMEY Dec 12 (Reuters) - Niger will audit its electoral register ahead of a presidential election in February 2016 following demands from opposition parties, Prime Minister Brigi Rafini said on state television. The decision is a victory for parties opposed to President Mahamadou Issoufou who is...

Desperate South Sudan villagers, fleeing fighting across the country, are eating grass and roots to survive as humanitarian organisations start costly air drops of food to northern parts of the country. UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres said on Tuesday the international community h...

Rose Wakulu is exhausted. Yet the 25-year-old sits upright on a wooden chair in an abandoned school classroom, breastfeeding her 28-day-old nephew Ibrahim. Boko Haram fighters killed his mother and twin on the day he was born. At Wakulu’s feet sits 5-year-old Moses Luka, the son of another of Wakulu...

Government ministers and ethnic leaders held preliminary talks in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday ahead of a key meeting today with the president and military commander-in-chief aimed at finally concluding a nationwide ceasefire agreement. U Aung Min, head of the government negotiating team, and other Unio...