The Ethiopian government has announced the repatriation of 287 nationals who had been detained in 18 prisons across Kenya.    The Ethiopian Embassy in Kenya said in a statement Wednesday that the individuals were detained by Kenyan authorities after illegally entering the country while attempting to reach South Africa,Continue Reading

   At least 92 suspected terrorists were killed and 111 others arrested in various operations by Nigerian troops in the past week, the military said Thursday.    The nationwide operations against “criminal elements” were highly successful, Markus Kangye, a spokesman for the military, told the media in Abuja, the NigerianContinue Reading

    Permits for artisanal mining in Mali granted to “individuals of foreign nationality” have been suspended on the orders of Malian President Assimi Goita, Minister of Security and Civil Protection Daoud Aly Mohammedine announced on Wednesday.    This measure follows two collapses of gold mining sites. The first incident, whichContinue Reading

  Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama and his Ivorian counterpart, Alassane Ouattara discussed bilateral relations and cooperation in Abidjan on Wednesday, stressing the need for Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to stay in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).    According to the Ivorian presidency, Ouattara and MahamaContinue Reading