Roadside bomb and ambush kills five soldiers in Mali
A roadside bomb planted in central Mali has led to the deaths five soldiers. Some were on the refueling truck blown up by the device and others died when the convoy come under attack by jihadis lying in wait. The truck was travelling to Alatona near Mali’s border with Mauritania. Thousands of soldiers and civilians […]
Rebels seize eastern coastal Libyan town of Sirte
Rebel troops have taken the eastern Libyan coastal town of Sirte. This comes as Turkish troops move into the capital Tripoli to support the United Nations backed Government of National Accord. Situated 450 kilometers east of Tripoli, Sirte was liberated from the Islamist State rebels in 2016. It is the hometown of dictator Muammar Gaddafi […]
George Weah faces another round of protests in Liberia
Riot police have fired tear gas and water cannon at thousands of demonstrators in the Liberian capital Monrovia. This is the third round of protests George Weah is facing since taking office as President two years ago. George Weah inherited a country emerging from back to back civil wars and the worst EBOLA outbreak on […]