Defiant Assad vows to liberate every inch of Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to “liberate” every inch of the country lost to rebel groups the same way his forces recaptured
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page 20 NIGER 50,000 flee Boko Haram attacks in Niger About 50,000 people have fled a town in Niger’s troubled southeast after deadly attacks by
Challenges before new ECOWAS chair
Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has assumed the leadership (chairmanship) of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, with a
Maldives jails ex-vice president for 10 years
A Maldives court has convicted the country’s former vice president on a terrorism charge for possession of firearms and sentenced him to 10 year
Boko Haram retakes Niger town of Bosso – Mayor
Boko Haram retook the town of Bosso in southeastern Niger overnight after clashes with soldiers from Niger and Nigeria, the mayor of Bosso and a milit