INTERNATIONAL

Nigeria crisis: Boko Haram attack Maiduguri airbase

Boko Haram insurgents have attacked a military airbase in north-eastern Nigeria, destroying two helicopters, the authorities say. Eyewitnesses say hundreds of…

11 years ago

DR Congo President Joseph Kabila tours ex-rebel areas

President Joseph Kabila is touring eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo which were held by rebels until earlier…

11 years ago

Police deploy at Lukwago, Besigye homes

The police have sealed off the residences of the embattled city Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and former FDC president Dr.…

11 years ago

Malian fugitive ‘Cheibani’ recaptured by French troops

A Malian man who escaped from prison in Niger where he was serving a sentence for killing four Saudi tourists,…

11 years ago

Central African Republic says France to boost troops

France will triple the number of its soldiers in the Central African Republic to 1,200 to bolster security after months…

11 years ago

Congo arrests senior opposition member on ICC warrant

The Democratic Republic of Congo arrested a senior opposition politician on Sunday after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant accusing him…

11 years ago

Kenya armed militia ‘surround 900 villagers

Some 900 villagers in Kenya are surrounded by armed militiamen amid a territorial dispute between local communities, officials say. Gunmen from…

11 years ago

U.S., Japan slam China’s “destabilizing” move on East China Sea airspace

Japan and ally the United States sharply criticized China's move to impose new rules on airspace over islands at the…

11 years ago

DR Congo officers in rape and war crimes trial

Thirty-nine government soldiers accused of war crimes have gone on trial in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Most of the charges…

11 years ago

LRA leader Joseph Kony ‘in surrender talks’ with CAR

A CAR government spokesman told the BBC that Kony was in the country but wanted his security to be guaranteed…

11 years ago