Representatives of 17 ethnic rebels attending a conference in Laiza, Kachin State, officially signed an agreement on Saturday, in which they conditionally supported a government-proposed nationwide ceasefire agreement. Only one group, the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), did not sign. Na...

Time is up for Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s president and former army general, who promised before his inauguration on 29 May last year to stamp out Boko Haram within 12 months – and has singularly failed to do so, despite a tough military crackdown in the country’s north-east. While the terrorist...

Thousands of civilians have fled on foot after Boko Haram forces overran the Niger town of Bosso. Niger troops were battling the jihadists for the control of the border settlement. The majority of the displaced people were trying to reach the nearby town of Toumour, some 30 kilometers (18 miles...

NIAMEY Jan 4 (Reuters) - Niger's electoral register is good enough to enable the country to go ahead with an election on Feb. 21 as long as certain changes are made, the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF) said in a report on Monday. The changes include getting rid of around 300 ...

(Updates with two dead in fighting) BANGUI, June 20 (Reuters) - Two people died of gunshot wounds in fighting in the capital of Central African Republic on Monday as the sound of fire from machine guns and heavier weapons resounded across Bangui, witnesses and medical authorities said. Heavily...

The Federal Government has assured that Nigerian military had launched a serious offensive against the Boko Haram militants in its efforts to reclaim Baga and other parts of Borno State that had come under the control of terror sect. Coordinator of the National Information Centre, Mr. Mike Omeri,...

THE 33 Brigade Nigerian Army, on Wednesday, concluded the dislodgement and clearing of Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) from Lame/Burra forest, which traverse Ningi and Torro Local Government Areas of Bauchi State. The Disclosing this via a press release, The ​​​​​Acting Director Army Public Relatio...

Hunted through the bush of Central African Republic by Christian militiamen, hundreds of half-starved Muslim herders found sanctuary with U.N. peacekeepers in the town of Yaloke. For almost a year, they dared not set foot outside the camp. Now, after months of talks with local leaders, the fright...