The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the…
Bomb Attack Causes multiple Casualties Among Troops from…
An explosion hit a military armored convoy in the Sinai Peninsula Thursday, causing at least 10 casualties among soldiers who are participating in a campaign against extremists in the region, Egyptian authorities reported. Military spokesman…
DR Congo: 12 Rangers Among 17 Killed in…
At least 17 people, including 12 rangers were killed Friday in an attack in Virunga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the restive east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, an official said.…
Presidency replies Soyinka for attacking Buhari
The presidency has replied Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka over his comment that the declaration of total lockdown in Lagos and Ogun by President Muhammadu Buhari was illegal. The presidency, in a statement issued by…
Al-Shabaab attack in Mogadishu claims two lives
A Somali police officer says a suicide bomber has walked into a tea shop in Somalia’s capital and detonated, killing at least two people. Capt. Mohamed Hussein says the bomber, posing as a pedestrian, entered…
Turkish servicemen killed in Libya’s Mitiga Airport attack-LNA
The Libyan National Army said it had killed Turkish servicemen stationed at Mitiga Airport in Tripoli, the Russia news website Sputnik reported on Sunday. LNA spokesperson Ahmad al-Mismari said that Turkish military targets, including radars…
Deadly attack outside Anglophone area launch by separatist
Nine people have died over the weekend in western Cameroon in a bomb attack attributed to English-speaking separatists. The deceased comprised five members of the security forces and four civilians. According to a statement by…
Cameroon’s far north sees upsurge in armed attacks
There’s an upsurge in armed attacks in Cameroon’s far north region, security officers said. The village of Ouzal is the target of a spate of Boko Haram attacks this week, which left 3 civilians dead.…
10 Somali Soldiers, 16 Militants Killed in Al-Shabab…
At least 10 Somali government soldiers and 16 militants were killed Wednesday when Islamist group al-Shabab attacked two military bases in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region. The first attack at Qoryooley town, about 95 km south…