President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday directed the security forces to launch a full-scale military operation to put an end to…
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Authorities in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday revised downward by four the number of schoolgirls held captive by Boko Haram, denying media reports that the hostages had escaped from the Islamists in recent days. A source at the government in northeastern…
Historically, Cambodia has been fairly lax in enacting legislation that stifles freedom of expression online—unlike its neighbors of Vietnam and…
Billionaire oligarch Petro Poroshenko said Monday he would not let rebel-held east Ukraine become another Somalia as he prepared to take over the presidency with a clear signal from Moscow that it is ready to work with his government. Poroshenko has…
The leader of Nigeria’s Muslims on Sunday called for followers of the faith to unite against Boko Haram extremists, pledging the government full support to ensure their defeat. But the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, also said the government…
African leaders in Pretoria for President Jacob Zuma’s inauguration will hold informal talks on the security situation in Nigeria, South Africa’s government said on Saturday. Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan is among more than 20 heads of state…
More than 300 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the government’s retaliation for attacks blamed on a self-proclaimed “prophet” in the Democratic Republic of Congo in December, a rights group said Thursday. The government has previously denied…
Mali was in crisis Thursday after admitting it had lost the flashpoint town of Kidal to Tuareg separatists in a humiliating defeat forcing the government to call for an “immediate ceasefire”. Ministers have not revealed how many lives have been lost…
The leader of Thailand’s pro-government “Red Shirt” movement called Thursday for a national referendum to resolve a political deadlock that prompted the army chief to declare martial law. Jatuporn Prompan said he made the proposal a day earlier during…
The United States on Wednesday condemned the “vicious” bombing of Nigeria’s central city of Jos, and voiced confidence the Nigerian government could eventually rein in Boko Haram with help. Tuesday’s twin bombings in Jos left at least 118 dead, and…