Boko Haram leader says talk of a truce is a lie

A leader of the Nigerian terror group Boko Haram’s denied that they’ve agreed to a truce with the authorities. He says the 200schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok more than six months ago have converted to Islam and been married off to fighters. Abubaker Shekau who speaks for the Islamist militant group Boko Haram denies claims by […]

Burkina Faso lesson to African dictators

The fall of Burkina Faso’s long-serving leader Blaise Campaore as a result of popular protests has got Africans asking if they cannot also topple presidents clinging unconstitutionally to power. Campaore, who was president for 27 years, was toppled by hundreds of thousands of people incensed at his plan to prolong his tenure at elections scheduled […]