Thirteen soldiers have died in an ambush by jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province group in volatile northeastern Nigeria, two army sources told AFP on Monday
Negotiations between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, in a long-running dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, have reached a new impasse, the three countries said on Sunday.
Control over the internet has once again taken center stage as Uganda heads to the polls on Jan. 14. with technology giants including Facebook, Google, and Twitter sucked into the bitter fight.
The Senator representing Osun West Senatorial District, Adelere Oriolowo, was whisked away from the venue of a constituency meeting held in Ikire, Osun State, on Sunday when some unknown gunmen attacked him.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is seeking 1.23 million U.S. dollars to help Somalis affected by a tropical cyclone, Gati, which made landfall in Puntland state in northeast Somalia on Nov. 22 last year.
Fighting and bureaucratic hurdles are limiting access to civilian victims of conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
