Retired civil servants will be at the head of the queue for low-cost housing developments about to go up in Nay Pyi Taw, officials say. A pilot project for the construction of two low-cost buildings will be completed in March. The two 5-storey buildings are going up in Ottarathiri township and each ...

Nigeria and its neighbours agreed on Thursday that Abuja would lead a new regional military force to counter Boko Haram, a fresh sign of President Muhammadu Buhari's intent to crush the Islamist militant group. The new force will be headed by a Nigerian commander, the five-nation coalition agreed...