A Malian soldier was killed and five others were wounded when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device on a highway, the nation’s army said Wednesday. Mali is struggling with an Islamist insurgency that first erupted in the north but has since spread to the centre of the country, as well as spilling over into […]

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi said Wednesday the government was aware of Islamic radicalisation in the northern province of Cabo Delgado five years before jihadists launched a bloody insurgency there. More than 2,300 people have died and over 570,000 have fled their homes since a shadowy group, known locally as Al-Shabab, unleashed their campaign in the […]

The Libyan Red Crescent said the bodies of four children aged between five and 10 had washed ashore west of the capital Tripoli on Wednesday after a migrant boat sank. “We were informed (Wednesday) of a boat that was sinking on the high sea with 30 people on board” in the Zawiya area, the Red […]

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tightened coronavirus containment guidance surrounding Christmas a week before Britons visit their families. Johnson said the laws would remain the same for residents, but added people should not stay overnight at other people’s homes if they can and avoid travelling from “high prevalence” areas to those with lower infection rates. He […]

The Canadian fashion mogul, Peter Nygard, has been charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and other crimes targeting dozens of women and underage girls over a quarter-century in three countries, U.S. authorities said. Canadian Police arrested Nygard in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Monday at the U.S. government’s request under the countries’ extradition treaty. Acting U.S. Attorney, Audrey […]