Uganda: Two successive crashes of army helicopters leave at least 22 soldiers dead

Two crashes of helicopters of the Ugandan army on Monday and Tuesday on mission against terrorists in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), killed at least 22 soldiers including 3 Congolese soldiers, Anadolu news agency reports citing the Congolese army. The first crash occurred near the village of Boga, in the Ituri province of the […]

War in Sudan: warring generals agree to ‘face-to-face’ meeting as UN warns of ‘catastrophe’

A grouping of eight East African countries, IGAD, has said both Sudan’s warring generals agreed to hold a face-to-face meeting as part of efforts to implement a cease-fire and initiate political dialogue to end the country’s devastating war. In a meeting of the leaders of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) held in Djibouti, the […]

Sierra Leone: Main opposition presidential candidate claims assassination bid as vote tally underway

Senior officials from Sierra Leone’s main opposition party on Sunday (25 June) accused the country’s military of an assassination attempt on opposition presidential candidate Samura Kamara, which came a day after presidential, parliamentary and local elections took place following a tense campaign marred by violence. It is a vote, in which President Julius Maada Bio […]