Conflict
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 10:42
Al-Soury's death will fuel the infighting among jihadis fighting President Bashar al-Assad, a violent rivalry that has killed hundreds of fighters in recent months, rebels said.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 09:54
The lead story in Sunday Trust of yesterday which said the Jonathan presidency is toying with the idea of suspending the Governor of Borno State and the State Assembly and replacing them with a Military Administrator as part of a new offensive to root out Boko Haram is very curious indeed.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 09:41
Report on violence in world's newest nation says thousands of civilians killed and thousands more raped and tortured.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 09:00
At least 11 people were killed when Islamist militants attacked the Somali presidential compound on Friday, blasting through a gate with a car bomb and fighting a gunbattle with guards.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 08:45
The capital of South Sudan's main oil-producing region was divided between the army and rebels on Thursday, but the government said it remained committed to peace talks which have stalled this month.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 08:44
Families wanting to escape Christian militias bent on wiping out the Central African Republic's Muslim community have been braving lynch mobs at road blocks to journey 650km (400 miles) to Cameroon.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 08:36
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday appealed to the international community to urgently send another 3,000 troops and police to Central African Republic in an effort to stop violence between Christians and Muslims that threatens to spiral into genocide.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 08:33
Scores of people have been killed and entire villages burned to the ground in recent days in ongoing battles between herders and farmers in rural northern and central Nigeria. Northern leaders say weapons are being smuggled into Nigeria from other African conflicts and security forces are increasingly outgunned and outmanned.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 08:26
An escalating cycle of bloodshed has left tens of thousands dead and entire communities displaced in the Central African Republic. Peacekeeping forces have so far failed to stop the terror
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 08:16
Heavy fighting erupted near the airport in Central African Republic's capital Bangui on Wednesday, as Christian militia tried to block the evacuation of Muslims and disrupted a visit by a top United Nations aid official, witnesses said.