Al-Shabab fighters in Somalia have killed “scores” of African Union troops in an attack south of capital, Mogadishu, a spokesman…
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The Nigeria Army has said troops of the 7 brigade on operation Zaman-Lafiya Dole in the northeastern part of the…
Some fighters belonging to the Boko Haram sect have been killed by troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade in…
After more than 48 hours of intense battle against Boko Haram fighters, Nigerian troops yesterday took over Bama, the second…
The Nigerian military authority has said it is yet to confirm reports of alleged kidnap of hundreds of girls, women…
A Nigerian soldier has told Sky News his country’s troops are poorly paid, badly equipped and in no shape to take on Boko Haram militants. There’s growing frustration at Nigeria’s inability to track down the schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist group…
Troops deployed Saturday to Nigeria’s main airports in a security clampdown ahead of a major international economic conference next week in Abuja after two bomb blasts left scores dead in the capital. Armed troops have been deployed to the departure…
The European Union on Saturday signalled that it is ready to deploy its delayed peacekeeping force to help put down the escalating crisis in Central African Republic, after obtaining additional backing for the mission. The troops were due to deploy…
France will cut its troops in Mali to 1,600 by the middle of next month from the current level of 2,500, President Francois Hollande said Wednesday. Speaking at an airbase in Creil in northern France, Hollande said the “situation is well under control…