Mozambique’s president says northern town ‘under attack’ by armed groups

[ad_1] President Filipe Nyusi said the country’s army is battling ISIL-linked groups in gas-rich Cabo Delgado’s Macomia.Mozambique’s army is fighting armed groups who launched a major attack on the northern town of Macomia, President Filipe Nyusi has said in a...

Burkina Faso says HRW massacre accusations ‘baseless’

[ad_1] A Human Rights Watch report on Thursday accused the military of executing residents in Nodin and Soro, including at least 56 children.Burkina Faso has said a Human Rights Watch report alleging that soldiers killed at least 223 villagers in...

West Africa’s Sahel becoming a drug trafficking corridor, UN warns

[ad_1] Drug seizures, mainly of cocaine and cannabis resin, have soared in the region, according to a UN report.Drug seizures have soared in the West African Sahel region, according to a new United Nations report, indicating the conflict-ridden region is...

‘Unconscionable’: US sends dozens to Haiti on deportation flight

[ad_1] Deportations ‘could be a death sentence’, advocates say, as gang violence and instability grip the Caribbean country.The United States has sent dozens of Haitian citizens back to their country on a deportation flight, despite a surge in deadly gang...

Gunmen kill at least 11 in two attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan

[ad_1] No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks which took place on the Quetta-Taftan Highway.Gunmen have killed 11 people in two separate attacks in the Balochistan province in southwestern Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and Iran, officials have said. Police on...

Pakistan slams Indian minister’s remarks on pursuing suspects across border

[ad_1] Islamabad said the comments undermine peace and impede the prospect of constructive engagement.Pakistan has denounced “provocative remarks” made by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who said in an interview that India would enter Pakistan to kill anyone who escapes...

Rights advocates demand end to Haiti deportations as unrest continues

[ad_1] Rights advocates are calling on countries across the Americas — notably the United States and the Dominican Republic — to stop deporting migrants and asylum seekers to Haiti amid a surge in gang violence and political instability there. Speaking...

Why mass kidnappings still plague Nigeria a decade after Chibok abductions

[ad_1] Lagos, Nigeria – In the decade since the armed group Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 students at an all-girls school in the town of Chibok, abductions have become a recurrent fixture in Nigeria, especially in the restive northern regions....

Eastern DRC ‘at breaking point’ as security, humanitarian crises worsen

[ad_1] War is on the doorstep of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Goma city and the region is at breaking point, activists and aid workers have said, as the United Nations sounds an alarm over the situation in the...

March of ‘terror’: Pakistan grapples with deadly attacks on China interests

[ad_1] Islamabad, Pakistan: In the 10 days between March 16 and March 26, Pakistan witnessed five different attacks, three in its northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and two in its southwestern Balochistan province, resulting in the deaths of at least 18...
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