Nertiti — A militia commander, a junior officer, and two other militiamen have been killed, and several wounded in a reported “internal clash” between Abbala militias in Nertiti location in Central Darfur on Thursday. Witnesses told Radio Dabanga that Commander Yusuf Al Tahir, First Lieutenant Ahmed and two others died in a clash between an Continue Reading...
Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR Rushes Aid As 66,000 Congolese Refugees Stream Into Western Uganda
Bundibugyo — The UN refugee agency is providing emergency shelter, blankets and other essential relief items to some 66,000 Congolese refugees who have fled fighting for the safety of western Uganda in the last five days. Refugees began fleeing after a reported attack last week on the town of Kamango in eastern Democratic Republic of Continue Reading...
Nigeria: 2015 – Jonathan Seals Deal With Muslim Leaders
President Goodluck Jonathan may dump Vice President Namadi Sambo for the former Zamfara State governor, Senator Sani Ahmed Yerima, as his running mate for the 2015 presidential election, it was learnt at the weekend. The President, who met with some Muslim scholars and leaders on his anticipated second term bid, was said to have been Continue Reading...