Seven Nigerian Security Officers Missing After Massive Boko Haram Ambush
Seven members of Nigeria's Security and Civil Defence Corps disappeared following a major ambush by Boko Haram militants in north-central Nigeria, marking another escalation...
ICC Hands 10-Year Sentence to Former ‘Al-Qaida-Linked’ Mali Police Chief for Timbuktu War Crimes
The International Criminal Court sentenced Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud to 10 years in prison Wednesday for war crimes and...
Italian Court Orders Extradition of Malian Singer Rokia Traore to Belgium
Italy's highest court has ordered the extradition of celebrated Malian singer Rokia Traore to Belgium, rejecting her final appeal in an international child custody...
Kenya Launches Investigation into Ugandan Opposition Leader’s ‘Abduction’ from Nairobi
Kenyan officials launched an investigation Wednesday into the mysterious disappearance and transfer of prominent Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye from Nairobi to Uganda, as...
Mali’s Military Government Names Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga as Acting Prime Minister
Mali's military government has appointed Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga, the current government spokesman and territorial administration minister, as acting prime minister, state television reported Wednesday,...
