Nigeria, which will elect its new president on Saturday, is the most populous country in Africa and one of the most dynamic on the continent, but it’s also plagued by growing insecurity and worsening poverty. More than 200 million inhabitants Located in West Africa on the Atlantic Ocean, Nigeria is the most populous country on the continent with some 216… Read More

Former Nigerian vice president Atiku Abubakar is vying once again for the country’s top job in Saturday’s presidential elections. This is the sixth time in three decades that Abubakar tries to reach the Nigerian presidency. The 76-year old is campaigning for the opposition’s People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and faces Bola Tinubu from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party and… Read More

Somalian government forces are begining to respond to an attack on a house in the northern Mogadishu district of Abdiasiz, which killed 10 civilians.  The attack has been claimed by Al-Shabaab, a jihadist group linked to Al-Qaeda. The raid took place around 1200 GMT in the northern district of Abdiaziz, the government said, adding that three civilians had been wounded.… Read More

Fighting resumed on Tuesday in the disputed town of Las Anod in the self-declared republic of Somaliland, which is situated in northern Somalia.  The number of casualties from the latest fighting is not yet known, but the International Committee of the Red Cross and Crescent states that over 150 people have been killed and over 600 wounded since the violence began on… Read More

The military-dominated Malian government has strongly protested against comments by European Council President Charles Michel who recently said the Malian state is in the process of collapsing after the breakdown of the military alliance with European countries against jihadists. The Malian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported Monday evening in a statement posted on social networks that it had summoned the… Read More