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The Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has reached out to foster collaboration with the Chadian Air Force in a bid to enhance its operations within the Lake Chad Basin. The initiative was highlighted during a recent courtesy visit…

The military leaders of Burkina Faso and Niger say they would quit the G5 anti-terror force in Africa's Sahel area, the latest blow to the fight against insurgents in one of the world's most troubled regions. The G5, created in 2014, has…

The leaders of East African countries decided on Tuesday to extend the mandate of their force deployed in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in an attempt to bring peace to the region. Following a summit in Nairobi on…

Nigeriens are preparing for war against regional countries threatening to invade, three weeks after mutinous soldiers ousted the nation's democratically elected president. Residents in the capital, Niamey, are calling for the mass…

South Africa’s leading opposition party says it had taken legal action to force the government to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he were to attend a planned summit in the country. In March, the International Criminal Court…

The Democratic Republic of Congo does not want Rwanda in a possible regional force on its soil. This is the message from Kinshasa to the British prime minister ahead of a Commonwealth summit in Kigali. In a statement released last…

A UN human rights expert on Sudan has called for accelerated investigations into killings of protesters and other atrocities, as the death toll since last year's coup nears 100. Sudan has been rocked by deepening unrest and a violent…

Mali's junta says that it will quit a West African anti-jihadist force after it was blocked from assuming the presidency of the regional group. The country's departure from the G5 Sahel security force deepens its isolation after its…

The Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has announced the recruitment of 3,000 soldiers in 2022, in a bid to strengthen the country’s defence system. The measure is in response to the growing terrorist threat, which has seen several…

Niger state Government in North central Nigeria, has intensified efforts towards putting an end to unfortunate indiscriminate felling of trees for charcoal and timber business across the state. This was stated by the Secretary to the…