The Nigerien army is expected to set up an air base in Diffa in the southeast of Niger. This region has been for several years the target of deadly attacks by the Boko Haram group from neighboring Nigeria. The decision…

Suspected jihadists massacred more than 40 civilians in northern Mali and killed 12 troops in an ambush in neighbouring Burkina Faso, officials said Monday, highlighting the security crisis gripping the two fragile states. More than 40 people were killed on…

The African Union and UNICEF say drastic measures are needed to achieve the SDG goal of universal birth registration. They say overwhelming number of undocumented adults represents a challenge for registration of newborns. The agencies stress that allowing parents who…

The Liberia National Police has launched an investigation into the disappearance of Sayon Moore, an employee of the Liberia Revenue Authority, LRA. The LRA staff went missing last week, and while his family remain optimistic, past disappearances of LRA staff…

Six people have now been confirmed dead and over 20 others injured after a Hilux van of the Nigeria Customs Service rammed into a people by a roadside in Jibia town of Katsina State early Monday morning. Jibia is on…