The Nigerian Air Force used recently-acquired fighter bombers to bomb the first hideouts of terrorist bandit gangs, prompting gang warlords to release abductees and extends peace offers to the government. Two feared bandit kingpins in battle-scarred Zamfara State are now offering to call it quits, provided they can escape the long reach of the law….
Nigerian Terrorist Warlords Offer Truce After Government Bombs Forest Hideouts
Storm Ana Deaths Rise to 88 in Africa
JOHANNESBURG—Tropical Storm Ana has killed at least 88 people across southern and eastern Africa, with recovery operations still ongoing. Storm Ana passed over Madagascar on Jan. 22, adding to days of already intense rainfall. The country declared a state of disaster on Thursday night, reporting a rise in the death toll from Ana to 48,…
Africa Braces for More Civil Wars and Famine: Analysts
Even by the standards of analysts who have been watching Africa for decades, numbed by coups, conflict, corruption, brutal repression of populations, and mass poverty and hunger, the continent is looking at a rough year. “A rough year? Yes, given what we saw in 2021, and given the economic fallout from the (COVID-19) pandemic that’s…
Communist Chinese Imperialists Steal Sub-Saharan Africa
Commentary A quick review of communist China’s calculated territorial imperialism in the South China Sea helps clarify Beijing’s calculated economic, political and criminal imperialism in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2016 the Hague’s international tribunal ruled that China had seized islets and “sea features” in the South China Sea belonging to the Philippines. It had also plundered…
Terrorists Target Traditional Leaders to Capture Territories in Nigeria
Lawmakers in Nigeria’s north-central Plateau state have alleged terrorists are planning to expand their territories by targeting traditional leaders known as “monarchs.” Terrorists fleeing airstrikes by the US-supported Nigerian military in the northwest region are attempting to foist a government of their own through kidnapping and assassination of local town leaders, according to lawmakers speaking…
Death Toll From Tropical Storm Ana in Mozambique, Malawi Rises to 12
MAPUTO—The death toll from tropical storm Ana has risen to at least 12 in Mozambique and Malawi, authorities said, although officials and aid agencies are still assessing the full impact of the storm that swept through southern Africa on Monday. Mozambique’s National Institute for Management and Disaster Risk Reduction said on Tuesday that eight people…
Burkina Faso Army Deposes President in West Africa’s Latest Coup
OUAGADOUGOU—Burkina Faso’s army said on Monday it had ousted President Roch Kabore, suspended the constitution, dissolved the government and the national assembly, and closed the country’s borders. The announcement cited the deterioration of the security situation and what the army described as Kabore’s inability to unite the West African nation and effectively respond to challenges,…
Death Toll Rises to 8 in Cameroon Stadium Crush; 38 Injured
YAOUNDE, Cameroon—Eight people have now died after a stampede outside a game at the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament in Cameroon, as witnesses blamed security officials for errors while news footage showed fans climbing over fences earlier to bypass checks and get into the stadium. Another seven people are in serious condition in the…
At Least 6 Reported Dead in Crush at African Cup Soccer Game
YAOUNDE, Cameroon—At least six people died in a crush outside a stadium hosting a game at Africa’s top soccer tournament in Cameroon on Monday, a local government official said, realizing fears over the capacity of the Central African country to stage the continent’s biggest sports event. Naseri Paul Biya, the governor of the central region…
Witnesses: Terrorists Abduct 17 Girls in Northeast Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria—Terrorists have abducted 17 girls in northeast Nigeria, witnesses said Saturday as the West African nation’s military said it “remains resolute in decisively countering the terrorists.” Members of the Boko Haram terrorist group attacked Pemi, a village in the Chibok local government area of Borno state, on Thursday, two residents told The Associated Press….
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