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Gunmen release bank executive after Nigeria train attack

The gunmen who abducted the managing director of the Nigerian Bank of Agriculture, Alwan Hassan, have reportedly released him. Mr Hassan, who was kidnapped by the gunmen who attacked a Kaduna-bound train last week Monday, was released alongside some other passengers...

‘Mali, Russian fighters behind massacre’

Harrowing accounts are emerging of Malian troops and suspected Russian mercenaries allegedly executing about 300 people in central Mali. Residents told Human Rights Watch (HRW) that the killings took place during an operation against militant Islamists over four days in...

South Sudan parties in talks to end stalemate over security

A senior official said on Thursday that South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir, and his First Vice President, Riek Machar, are holding discussions to end the deadlock over security arrangements, a senior official said on Thursday. Bol Makueng, Secretary for external...

Landmark deal for seized money to help fight COVID-19

Millions of dollars of public funds allegedly stolen by two of Kenya’s richest men are being returned to the country to buy life-saving Covid-19 equipment following a landmark agreement signed in London. The deal with Jersey, a self-governing island in...

More children’s bodies found in Nigeria boat tragedy

Five more victims of a boat accident involving women and children fleeing armed gang violence in central Nigeria have been found. The head of the Niger state emergency agency, Ahmad Ibrahim Inga, told the BBC the bodies of four children...

Passengers killed after gang targets Nigeria train

Seven passengers have died after gunmen attacked a busy train between Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, and Kaduna city, hospital sources have told the BBC. The gang mined the track, forcing the train, carrying 970 passengers, to a stop on Monday evening. One...

Burkina Faso junta releases ex-ruling party leader

Police have released the leader of the former ruling party in Burkina Faso who was briefly arrested for criticising the conditions the ousted president was being held under, his People’s Movement for Progress (MPP) said Monday. Alassane Bala Sakande was...

China’s experience boosts Africa’s sustainable development

In spite of abundant resources, a large population, and a vast market, Africa is still the world's least developed continent, beset by continuous poverty and hunger. Sharing a similar underdeveloped past with Africa, China achieved its ambitious goal of eliminating...

South Sudan forces withdraw from VP’s home

South Sudan’s main opposition party said Tuesday they were withdrawing from a body overseeing the young nation’s lumbering peace process, dealing a fresh blow to its elusive quest for stability. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) — led...

Mozambique crisis: Sex-slave freeing Rwandan soldiers greeted as heroes

Rotting fruit lies beneath mighty mango trees in northern Mozambique – an area empty of the people who would usually pick them. Over the last four years, many villages and towns in Cabo Delgado have been abandoned – but in...
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