June 26, 2025
The attack took place from late Friday into the early hours of Saturday in the village of Yelewata, the group says in a post on social media platform X
Kigali had expected to assume the chairmanship of the 11-member bloc at a meeting on Saturday, but the bloc kept Equatorial Guinea in the role
Islamist insurgents Boko Haram and Islamist West Africa Province have been battling Nigerian security forces for over 15 years in the northeast and often use improvised explosive devices
A continent where religion permeates most aspects of private and public life, Africa is where the Roman Catholic Church is growing fastest, according to Vatican figures
Years of clashes have disrupted food supplies from north-central Nigeria, a major agricultural area
Officials estimate hundreds of people to still be missing
Sectors such as South Africa's automotive industry as well as Kenya and Lesotho's clothing sectors will be hit hardest from a sudden rise in tariffs or non-renewal of AGOA
The initiative was launched in 2013 by Barack Obama with aims to bring electricity to tens of millions of households in Africa
