US advise and assist operation with Somali forces kills several Al Shabaab operatives
United States troops have helped Somali forces in an attack on a rebel-held village in the south of the country. This comes as US and UN military experts probe Somali pirates helping Islamist terrorists in the violence-torn country. US Africa command spokesman Mark Cheadle says two US helicopters were used in what he calls an […]
Senegal in mourning after stampede kills 8
Sporting fixtures have been cancelled for the rest of this month in Senegal after a wall collapsed in a football stadium killing at least people. Campaigning ahead of parliamentary elections later this month was suspended yesterday as the nation went into mourning. ends intro Senegalese authorities are probing how Saturday’s tragedy happened after a closely […]
More than 30 elite Cameroon troops missing after boat capsizes
More than 30 soldiers from an elite Cameroonian unit are missing after their vessel capsized off the country’s south-west coast. Rescuers have recovered only three people from the craft carrying members of the Rapid Intervention Brigade fighting Boko Haram crossing into Cameroon from Nigeria. The accident was caused by rough seas, although investigations into the […]