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The Rwandan government says Burundi had decided to shut its border with the East African nation, weeks after the Burundian president accused it of hosting a rebel group. Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye in late December accused…

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…

Kenya said on Wednesday it was postponing the reopening of its border with Somalia after recent attacks on its soil attributed to terrorists. Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki announced that the phased reopening of Mandera, Lamu, and…

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame met with his Benin counterpart Patrice Talon, promising military support to help the country contain spill over from jihadist conflict across its northern border with Burkina Faso. West Africa coastal…

The International Bridge connecting Nigeria and Benin Republic in Chakanda, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, north central Nigeria, has collapsed, following a heavy downpour  which began midnight on Sunday and continued till…

The Congolese army has accused Rwanda of deploying 500 of its soldiers in eastern DRC in support of the M23 rebels. This is the latest accusation described Thursday as "baseless" by Kigali. The new acrimonious exchanges come after…

A high-level Malian delegation arrived in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott, a diplomatic source said, amid tensions over the disappearance of Mauritanian civilians in a border area. Malian envoys met Mauritanian authorities to curb…

Moroccan travel agents demonstrate in front of the headquarters of the Ministry of Tourism in Rabat to draw attention to the disastrous situation of the sector, after the country abruptly shut its borders, on November 29th, over the Omicron…

Australia on Wednesday, reopened borders to vaccinated skilled migrants and foreign students after a near two-year ban on their entry, in a bid to boost an economy hit by stop-start COVID-19 lockdowns and restart international travel.…

The Libyan government has announced that it will reopen its border with neighboring Tunisia starting from Friday, after more than two months of closure. "The decision (to reopen border) is a result of the meeting between the Prime…