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Nearly 6,300 people have fled their homes in the aftermath of an attack in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members that killed at least 70 people, according to the U.N.’s migration agency. Nearly 90% of the displaced are staying with…

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says it has deployed troops to secure a corridor for people fleeing more violence in the east. The mission, MONUSCO, said some 1,000 displaced people have been…

At least 19 people were killed when rebels attacked a town in Congo’s North Kivu province, the army said. The rebels shelled the town of Mweso, where they “indiscriminately dropped mortar bombs,” which also injured 27 other civilians,…

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has declared a nationwide curfew Sunday after gunmen attacked the military's main and largest barracks in the West African nation's capital, raising fears of a breakdown of order amid a surge of…

It's been 10 years since a group of Somali al-Shabab militants attacked a major shopping mall in Nairobi Kenya, killing more than 60 people. On Thursday Kenyans gathered to commemorate the deadly attack on 21st September, 2013,…

A Malian army camp was targeted by a suicide attack in Gao on Friday, the day after a double attack blamed on terrorists which killed at least 64 civilians and soldiers in the north, where tension is growing day by day. The army spoke in…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed its deep sorrow over a series of brutal assaults carried out by armed factions within the Republic of Niger. Tragically, these heinous incidents have claimed the lives…

At least 17 Nigerien soldiers were killed and 20 injured in an attack by suspected terrorists near the Niger-Mali border, the defense ministry said in Niamey. Early Tuesday afternoon, "a detachment of the Niger Armed Forces (FAN) moving…

Niger’s mutinous soldiers closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack, as the junta defied a deadline to restore the ousted president. Niger’s state television announced the move on Sunday night, hours…

Birame Souleye Diop, an opponent of Senegalese President Macky Sall, was charged with offending the head of state, his lawyer announced. The chairman of the parliamentary group of the Yewwi Askan Wi opposition coalition and an executive…